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ОглавлениеWearability is Critical
Durability and comfort are the greatest concerns expressed by potential customers. Few materials available to the jeweler are as amazingly varied as paper.
Origami jewelry components are lightweight. Nevertheless, fancy papers, especially the most beautiful, are usually too soft for jewelry use, and so we recommend reinforcement by pasting them to a stronger material. Adding this extra layer with paste is called “back-coating” and it provides added body to otherwise flimsy papers.
Durability and comfort are not just about the materials, but also about the design of the piece. For example, our necklaces often have stone, plastic, glass, or metal elements placed around the back of the neck to ensure comfort where the necklace hugs the skin. Good design should allow the paper elements to be pretty up front, while letting the more durable materials do the job they do best.
Finally, the folded elements do not exist without support, and there is a huge variety of fittings, findings, and adhesives that integrate the components. Take care when attaching, stringing, mounting or connecting your painstakingly folded elements, and use the highest quality materials that you can afford.
Folded, multi-layer pasted paper “jewels” can be used with most conventional jewelry-making materials. Shown above left: Single Barrel paper “beads” held between chains with crimped, metal jingle-bells. Right: Triple Barrel paper “beads” on a glass bead necklace.
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