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What the Motif Means: Butterfly, Lotus, Bamboo ...
Why a butterfly means eighty years, why the lotus means continuity, and which of the motifs we use are not classical at all. A guide to reading the symbol before...
What Is Silver Filigree? A Definition, and How ...
Filigree is silver drawn to a thread and soldered into openwork, not cast from a mould. What the word actually means, how it is made in four stages, and the...
Choosing a Filigree Gift, and Wearing Two Piece...
How to read a filigree piece before you give it, and a simple rule for layering openwork silver without knots.
Fine Silver, Filigree, and How to Keep It Whole
What 999 fine silver means, where we add a little 925, and how to store a filigree piece so the tracery keeps its shape.
Chengdu Silver Filigree: A Craft Measured in Th...
Why this technique belongs to Chengdu, what "intangible cultural heritage" actually designates, and what changes when a craft is still made by hand.