She flew across the pond, direct from England to visit us and we couldn't get enough of her! Kleshna is a true joy to be around, as her passion for jewelry making is infectious. Not to mention her British accent is fun to hear!
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| Kleshna at our Corporate Headquarters in West Chester, PA |
To not shorthand her talent, here is her bio from her page:
Kleshna Handel is a vibrant and creative British jewellery designer, maker and teacher with over 25 years of industry experience. Well known for her lively jewelery making shows on Jewellery Maker TV and sell out in-studio jewellery making courses, Kleshna champions old world craft techniques teamed with a modern design approach. Kleshna’s design career took off at London Fashion Week, exhibiting an eclectic collection of exquisite hand crafted jewellery in Swarovski Crystal and silver. From here Kleshna’s artisan jewellery brand grew year on year and blossomed into an established British Jewellery boutique with a list of celebrity wearers. The iconic collections went from strength to strength and Kleshna became renowned for creating successful collections for charities, namely the ‘Sparkly Poppy’ for The Royal British Legion which was seen on a host of Celebrities from Emma Watson to Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench to Daniel Radcliffe and on shows like The XFactor. Kleshna now concentrates on teaching others the wonderful art of jewellery making and design, celebrating diverse and lesser known materials and techniques in which she produces her designs. Kleshna’s work explores many applications from wire work to beading and Kumihimo to Soutache. She is passionate about keeping yester year crafts alive and teaching these historical techniques to the modern crafter. Her unique designs and creations are known for making women feel glamorous, to stand out from the crowd and to feel good about themselves.
She started her journey here in Pennsylvania, with a grand tour of a our manufacturing facility and gave us some tips and techniques for better us of the Ring and Bracelet Weaver Tools. She then headed her way south to JTV's Experience Week in Tennessee. Her week was very busy with workshops and educating people on the fabulosity of the Weaver Tools she created.
Check out the NEW Ring Weaver Tool video here and see how versatile it is to make other components other than just rings.
Our video for the Bracelet Bangle Weaver Tool can also be seen here.
She started her journey here in Pennsylvania, with a grand tour of a our manufacturing facility and gave us some tips and techniques for better us of the Ring and Bracelet Weaver Tools. She then headed her way south to JTV's Experience Week in Tennessee. Her week was very busy with workshops and educating people on the fabulosity of the Weaver Tools she created.
Check out the NEW Ring Weaver Tool video here and see how versatile it is to make other components other than just rings.
Our video for the Bracelet Bangle Weaver Tool can also be seen here.
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