Antique Pinze-nez Necklace Festival to the tiny face and

to the tiny face and even castanets in each hand

and brown colours which provided us with the colour palette for the long necklace

yellow and black ribbon

We have also used gold spacer beads in between and finished with a magnetic clasp

is based in Bury St Edmunds and was established 200 years ago

Antique Pinze-nez Necklace Festival to the tiny face andHere we have a pair of antique pince nez (French for "pinch nose" and they are indeed a snug fit!) which I have made into a lightweight, one off necklace. Pince nez were popular from the late 19th century to the early 20th century and they were usually used for reading. This example has a spring loaded bridge so that they hold firmly onto the nose. They were once considered a stylish and modern alternative to traditional spectacles and I think we