What we can make in an earring
Studs, hoops in every diameter from small huggies to statement sizes, drops and dangles, ear climbers and crawlers, threader earrings, jackets, and segment and clicker styles for pierced ears that are already stretched or healed. Singles are as normal an order as pairs now, and we will run odd quantities without complaint if your customers buy that way.
Posts, backs and the comfort question
Butterfly backs as standard, screw-backs where security matters, and la pousette locking backs for higher-value pieces. Post thickness and length can both be specified, and it is worth doing: a post that is too short is the single most common complaint on studs, and it costs nothing to get right at sampling.
For customers with sensitivity, we can supply nickel-free alloys and titanium posts on gold pieces. If you sell to a market where hypoallergenic claims are regulated, tell us and we will match the specification rather than the marketing word.
Weight, and why big earrings do not have to be heavy
Large hoops and statement drops fail commercially when they drag on an earlobe. Electroforming builds a hollow piece with a thin skin of metal, so a bold earring can be worn all day. If your designs are large, ask about it before you assume the weight makes them unwearable, because it changes what is possible at your price point.
Metals and finishes
925 sterling silver, 9k, 14k and 18k gold in yellow, white and rose, platinum, and titanium where the post or the whole piece needs it. Finishes run from high polish to brushed, matte, hammered and oxidised, and any of them can carry a gold or rhodium plate over silver.
What to send us
A sketch on paper is enough to start. So is a photograph of something similar with a note about what should be different. CAD files are better still, and a physical sample is best of all. We cost it, make one sample properly, and you decide from the piece in your hand rather than a rendering. Changes at sample stage are cheap; changes after production starts are not.
Minimums and lead time
There is no blanket minimum order quantity. It is set per project, once we know the metal, the method and the stones, because those three things decide whether a short run is sensible or wasteful. Gold and platinum can start small, because the material carries most of the cost. Silver wants more volume, since the setup is the same but the material is cheap.
From first enquiry to a box on your desk is usually six to ten weeks, of which three to five weeks is production. Most of the rest is sampling and your own decisions, which is the part you control. If you have a date you need stock by, say so in the first email and we will tell you honestly whether it is possible.



























































