Sam Hemming

Having learnt basic skills from expert American Beadworker Sarah Klopping in her early 20s, I taught myself Indigenous American and African bead-weaving techniques and within months had made my first sales both locally and encouragingly in the ‘Fine Jewellery Dept.’ at Liberty London.

I hand weave and sew (using needle and strong beading thread) earrings, necklaces, and brooches using various beadwork techniques and my imagination to create new shapes and designs - inspired by the nature, shape and vibrancy of the beads and natural stone cabochons. Colour interactions continue to fascinate and are a strong contributing factor to my designs. I endeavours to make high quality adornment which reflects the time and effort put into the fine details, drawing from my extensive collection of Japanese and Czech glass seed beads, Freshwater pearls, gemstone beads and cabochons, vintage buttons and ephemera. My work has a vintage and tactile quality.