SilverSilk...Its Like Magic!
Nina Kersten, owner of SilverSilk, sits down with RitzyToo for some Q & A about her exciting product.
Be sure to check out Nina’s pattern using SilverSilk on page 12 of this issue!
It doesn’t matter whether you string it,
embellish it, braid it, loop it or knot it,
you will absolutely love creating your next
bead jewelry project with knitted wire
from Silver Silk! Once you see what is
involved in the creation of knitted wire and
its outstanding advantages, I know you are
going to want to add this to your beading
repertoire at the next opportunity!
Fortuitously and purely by coincidence, in
addition to introducing the leading bead
industry niche supplier of popular knitted wire, SilverSilk, RitzyToo also features
beautiful creative work by Sue CharetteHood, a SilverSilk Bead Jewelry Designer
of the Month. A number of her jewelry
designs using knitted wire may also be
seen at http://silversilkonline.com , along
with numerous other finished pieces.
RitzyToo loves to introduce its growing following of bead enthusiasts in as many as
33 countries to some of the best suppliers
in the beading industry! Recently, RitzyToo caught up with Nina Kersten, Owner,
SilverSilk, who graciously agreed to tell us
all about her exciting products, which can
be seen on the company website, http:/
silversilkonline.com. Here is our conversation!
Q. How did you get involved with
knitted wire in the first place?
A. As co-owner of Sonoran Beads I
discovered SilverSilk at a bead show I was
exhibiting at in April of 2010. I was intrigued and excited about the product and
we began carrying it later that year. Then
in 2013, when the owner of SilverSilk &
More, the national distributor of SilverSilk,
decided to sell the business she thought
of us and offered us the distributorship.
What could we say? It was a perfect fit!
Q. How long has SilverSilk been handling knitted wire products?
A. Twelve years ago John Lefgren, the
manufacturer of SilverSilk, considered knitting with wire. For eight years he worked
to develop an innovative method to make
stitches from fine wires. In the end he
had invented a machine that would knit
hundreds of thousand of stitches with as
few as two needles or as many as eight.
In 2010 he introduced SilverSilk Capture
to the world and has been adding new
products to the line ever since.
Q. SilverSilk sounds like a dream
to work with. Do bead enthusiasts
need special tools or training in order
to create bead jewelry themselves.
A. It is a dream to work with. And really,
the only special tools you need are wire
cutters for the knitted wire and nylon
jaw or coated pliers to close the specially
designed end caps we use for the Capture,
Pearlesque and Leat