Guides

Four things worth knowing.

Practical, specific, and written so you can decide for yourself rather than take our word for it. No product is sold in these pages.

Four ways to tie one square

The same 35-inch square as a bias band, a collar knot, a shoulder wrap and a bag handle wrap. Four folds, no special skill.

316L, 925, gold-plated over brass — what each one means, why plating wears, and what to look at if your skin has reacted before.

Elastic, open backs, adjustable chains and one-size bands. How each mechanism works and where its limits are.

Washing silk-feel fabric, slowing down plating wear, keeping elastic alive, and storing things so they do not tangle or snag.