Hand-crafted jewellery is more easily accessible now than ever before due to the internet. Historically, our ancestors wore their hаndсrаftеd pieces for healing purposes and then later on as a symbol of wеаlth and power. Nowadays we wear handmade jеwеllеrу for fashion, healing purposes and to own a unique piece of jewellery. When I first start making beaded jewellery I did
About me
Alieu Sallah is a UK-based self-taught beaded jewellery designer, creative artist, and blogger. His passion for beading was first inflamed while he was still living in Gambia, and to this day, Gambian traditional techniques and styles continue to influence his own style and designs. As a child, he would pass the time with crafts, especially making doormats from recycled hemp potato bags, doormats which were first used by the family and which he eventually sold out on the streets in order to earn a little extra money.
