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Yoola on Perlen-poesie

Woohooo...
my ISK starters are featured on the NEWS page of the latest Perlen -Poesie issue no. 14,
open page 9  to read all the latest and you'll find me there, or to be more precise my ISK starters set.

You can try and win an ISK set , out of the 5 they are giving , read the magazine to learn how....

Nia Peeples wears my INFINTY gold earrings

I'm so excited ,
Nia Peeples is now the proud owner of my wire crocheted  infinity earrings in gold,
and I even have a photo to show you....
she twitted about it here : http://yfrog.com/khdfeiyj


My volume INFINITY wire crochet earrings are elegant and glam, they match perfectly the infinity volume wire crochet necklace, and bracelet,  perfect night out earrings.
The earrings are 2.7inch (7cm) long, the ribbon width is 0.5inch (1cm) wide.
The earrings are made of yellow gold filled wire in a rare technique I call ISK knitting.

All Sewn Up , Yoola is featured on Boticca.com

This is SO exciting ,
I was featured on an exquisite article published on Boticca.com ,
The theme of this article was textile/knitted/crocheted jewelry by Boticca designers.
I was picked together with the very talented artists , Margot, Lamprini, Krist R and Saloukee.
You are welcome to read the full article here.

Wire Crocheted Pendant Lampshades - DIY

If you knew new for how long I've been waiting to publish this NEW VIDEO tutorial... sigh..
but here it is , fresh and very detailed, a video tutorial demonstrating in detail how to wire crochet my pendant lampshades.
All the tiny bits are explained in detail, including an annex that explained how you can use the 40 loops ISK starter for this design.

I offer the Icy lampshades pattern, both as a stand alone ONLINE video tutorial and as pat of a DIY kit.
This  can be a very special Holiday ;-)

SOMMERLAUNE 12% on Yooladesign.dawanda.com

Hi everyone, I'm not sure if if I have any German speaking readers  among you ,
but if you are you will probably be happy to hear you can now shop with me in German,
in euros and pay using via your bank account and not only paypal as it is accustomed in Germany .

No, its not that I was hiding the fact that I speak German all this time.... I don't, and I probably never will , I  teamed up with Pascal Pinther , a talented young glass artist that will be running http://de.dawanda.com/shop/YoolaDesign for me .

Check his blog to sea his creations : http://querbeads-beads.blogspot.co.il/
This shop is new and fresh and therefore doesnt yet have all my items, so if you something you like on one of my other shops that isnt there yet, give either one of us a quick note and we will list it there for you.

As a summer lover , what would be more perfect to launch the yooladesign.dawanda shop then a generous but short summer sale,
the whole shop is now on 12% discount, as part of the nicely organized SOMMERLAUNE on dawanda site.

Enjoy.....

p.s. I promise that my next post will have nothing to do with sales  promotion ;-)

Christmass In July with Yoola.etsy.com ends on July 24th

 

Christmas in July On my etsy shop ends really soon, don't miss it out .

the SALE includes ALL the listings in my shop, patterns, kits and finished jewelry.

happy shopping.

If you have the YOOLACLUB coupon code , it will be active again once this sale is over.

Happy shopping !!!

Christmas in July etsy SALE

Why not have Christmas twice a year ?

My etsy shop will be participating in a short but generous SALE !

The whole shop, including both my JEWELRY and my PATTERNS , will be on 15% 

discount. The SALE will run starting now.........


ending July 11th EDT 12pm.

I cant promise everything will be in stock, so if you know what you want grab it.....

The YOOLACLUB coupon will not be applicable during this period.

Happy shopping !

ISK starter video presentation

If you want to hear more about my NEW ISK starter tool , you are welcome to watch this short video.



The full set is available for purchase on my etsy shop www.yoola.etsy.com ,
ans also as a full wire crochet beginners kit 

סדנה לסריגת תכשיטים שך YOOLAביולי ובאוקטובר

תאריכים חדשים לסדנת מתחילות
ההגדרה מתחילות מתייחסת לשיטה המסוימת שלי. אין צורך בשום ידע מוקדם מלבד ידיים יציבות וראיה טובה
בסדנה יילמדו יסודות השיטה ויתורגלו מספר דגמים שפיתחתי.
הסדנה תיערך בסטודיו שלי ביהוד באווירה נעימה ומוארת, עם ליווי אישי ותירגול, המיקום נוח לגישה מכביש ירושלים תל אביב וכביש 6 .
הסדנה בת 4 מפגשים ותתקיים בתאריכים 3.8 +13.7+20.7+27.7 , ימי שישי בבוקר 9:30 עד 12:00.
תאריכים נוספים 9.11 +19.10+26.10+2.11
מחיר הסדנה 1100 ש"ח כולל מע"מ, את הפריטים שנלמד ניתן לראות כאן
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על מנת להבטיח את מקומכן שילחו לי מייל לקבלת טופס הרשמה.

למי שפחות מכיר אותי, כמה מילים על הרקע המקצועי, שמי יעל פלק אני מעצבת תעשייתית עם 16 שנים של ניסיון ,חברה בקהילת המעצבים, מרצה לשעבר במרכז לחינוך טכנולוגי בחולון ובעלת תעודת הוראה .
בשנים האחרונות במקביל לעבודתי כמעצבת מוצר התמחיתי בעיצוב תכשיטים ואובייקטים מחוטי מתכת, השתלמתי בתחום בשוויץ ופיתחתי שיטה ודגמים מקוריים .
למי מיועדת הסדנה, לימוד הטכניקה (שאין לה שם.....) יכול להיות מעניין עבור אמנים, צורפים ומעצבים שמחפשים להשתלם בטכניקה לא מוכרת שתפתח להם עולמות ויזואליים חדשים אבל גם לחובבים שמעוניינים להכין דגמים עבור עצמם ובעצמם/ן... אין צורך בידע מוקדם בסריגה.
התכשיטים והאובייקטים שאני מעצבת נמכרים ברחבי העולם דרך האינטרנט ובמספר חנויות מוזיאון וגלריות בארץ ובחו"ל.
אשמח לענות על כל שאלה במייל או בטלפון,
להשתמע !
יעל YOOLA
054-6233920

NEW pomegranate pattern on VIDEO

You couldn't guess, but I was planing the production of my pomegranate wire crochet video pattern for ages....
Almost ever since I produced my first video tutorial I wanted to create one for my poms.

But since I still have so many designs that don't have neither a PDF pattern nor a video , it was always pushed to the bottom of the list.

The trigger for this video was my NEW ISK starters set , people were asking if the pomegranates could be prepared with it, and if yes , then how ?
My largest ISK starer has 40 loops , and the pomegranate pattern is 40 .....  video is so eeasy in explaining new things, so I filmed a short video explaining how  to turn 40 loops into 56,  and how does this turn into a pomegranate...

One thing led to another and I'm now super happy to introduce a NEW PDF pattern and a brand new VIDEO tutorial.

It explains in detail , both how to create a pom with the ISK starter but also without it, so its not compulsory only a "very nice to have help" :)
It was important for me to keep enabling people to buy my patterns and receive them online or via email.

Can anyone guess what is the next pattern I'm going to publish ? ......
not telling, its a surprise !

Eclipse, when industrial design meets wire knitting

You must be asking yourself what does eclipse has to do with it ,
well, I was looking for a visual image that reflects something that doesn't happen very often , and combines day and night.

but what I really want to tell you is the story how my ISK starters were born.
as an industrial designe, and especially a very inventive one, I just couldn't resist the urge
to develop dedicated tools for my my ISK wire knitting.

The live workshops I run, together with my worldwide online students, helped me focus at what would really bring a change and help everyone grab the ISK technique even more easily the before.


My hubby (which is also my partner) and I, have been playing with the idea for more then a
year now, no, I couldn't convince him to try wire knitting, but I did manage to drag him into participating in the design and the production.

We took advantage of our skills as industrial designers, and did for our selves what we do on a daily basis for
our clients (on our design firm) , we came up with a simple and practical solution,
a product that will enable my students, both the local ones and the ones spread worldwide, to easily start wire ISK knitting projects.

We went through all the design stages, prepared 3D mechanical files on the computer, produced STL models to experiment with it for real, to learn how comfortable it is, does it actually make the ISKnitter life more fun and easy.

We went through a phase of adjustments , and when we were happy with the result, we had to examine it business wise. I must admit I'm not a big fan of excel charts but there was just no going around.

When we finalized tweaking the numbers and saw this whole start-up can make sense, and we can actually offer it in a reasonable price,  we decided to jump to deep waters and make the investment.

I dont know how many of you know, but plastic parts demand extremely expensive investment in tooling , and we didnt want the product to be too pricy, we wanted it to be affordable and an easy purchase for all the wire knitters in the world :)

We launched the ISK starter set mid April , and shipped out by now quite a few, but what is more important is that the first feedbacks have already started flowing in , and they are so warm and exciting. People that were struggling are now reporting that the ISK starters have actually change their experience into an even better one.
Some even point out advantages we weren't aware of :) like how easy it is now to know exactly how many stitches you have on your base..... no more mistakes when counting :)

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"I have received the Starter Kit and I love it!  I have just begun to make some of your jewelry.  My first cuff was a disaster because my base wasn't as accurate as I had hoped.  With the starter kit, the video and written directions, I was successful in making my first pair of earrings.
Thanks so much for developing the starter kit.  It makes a great deal of difference in my final results."
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"I just finished my first pair of sunflower earrings and am wearing them.  I just love your designs.  So different and classic!"
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so if you are an ISK knitter and want to skip the base preparation part, and start straight on with knitting your item , dont think long....

and if you are not yet an ISK knitter there is no better time to start then now !!!

The ISK starters set is for sale on my etsy shop for only 24$ .

Handmade wedding, bridal jewelry by Yoola

A couple of months ago I received a surprising request,
"can you knit me a set of a bracelet and a matching belt  for my wedding dress ? "
surprising , isn't it ?

I must admit , I thought to myself, is she serious ? this is going to cost her a fortune for me to knit her a belt...and for me to take days, I was obviously thinking on my own measures.... :)

When I had a second look at her request and noticed her size, I realized this may actually be feasible.

Did I mention I love custom orders ? they sometimes take me to places I would have never gone on my own, its like an adventure, its not that i take everyone crossing my path, but this one i did take and I'm happy i did.

One thing led to another and both the belt and the bracelet found their way to far away Australia (which apparently has superb post services, deliveries make it there with no time).

As the wedding plans went forward I was also happy to prepare gold bangle bracelets for the bridesmaids, and a set of a  faux pendant necklace and matching faux pearl earrings for the bride.

What a fingerprint on a wedding of people I never met, and probably never will.

So you can imagine how thrilled I was to see the artistic wedding photos , i selected just a few so you can enjoy them too.

Crazy patterns sale , discount on all video and PDF

For those of you that are not subscribed to my news letter ,
I don't want you to miss out the crazy 30% sale I'm doing on all my patterns and video instructions.
You can find all the details here ,
And with a little click at the bottom join it to get future news.
Enjoy...
Yael aka yoola

Patterns On sale 30% off

Wire crochet swarovski pillow collection

I wanted to show you today my new swarovski pillow collection,

but these cuties are just impossible to photograph properly , so in addition to the still photos I

decided to show them to you also in person.....

Well, not really in person but on video,

The pink vintagey one is my favorite ( today ), but I cant promise I wont change my mind.

They have matching earrings that will be available soon.

Yoola's wire crochet events calender

Hi everyone,
another new feature on my blog,
I added a calender where you can see when and where I have a new workshop scheduled.
and where and when i participate in shows.



the calender will be visible on the left bar and under the workshop page.

New Wire Crochet Forum, here on my blog

Fresh from the oven,
My own wire crochet forum where you can ask anything you like about my ISK, invisible spool knitting technique.

Actually I'm not sure how come I havent started one by now.... its not that I mind answering people writing me in private and inquiring about my wire work, but naturally some of the questions repeat themselves, and some of the people are too shy to ask....

so now its official !!!
feel free to ask and I will be happy to answer !
enjoy !
Yael aka Yoola

On Sale artistic wire pack offer for wire crochet jewelry

For a limited quantity I'm offering a pack of 18 copper wire spools  , the wires on sale are in the following colors : brown wire, orange wire, pink wire, non tarnish silver wire and warm gold wire.
within the 18 spools of wire you can pick whatever color combo you want ,
I offer it on sale for 62$ instead of 90$ !!!!
you can purchase them here or here .

The winner of Yoola Online class IS ....

THE day has come,
today we will be closing the registration to the online classes !
so its time to reveal who is the winner of a spot in one of my wire crochet classes.
we had 29 participants , thank you all !
I printed all your names in a table ,  gave you randomized  numbers and used a random picker app to make the pick.
the  no that came up was 12.
and  the happy winner is : KATHE
this is what KATHE wrote on her comment :

"I always loved your work. From your shop I love the Gold crocheted bracelet - Grace. It's beautiful. I linked the giveaway to facebook and I am going to put it in my two blogs: "Bead Wonders" and "Beadwork". Your work is really inspiring."

If you didnt win dont forget you can still register here 

cheers,
Yael aka Yoola

Wire Crochet Jewelry by Yoola on beadinggem.com

Read what Pearl Blay from the beadinggem wrote about my wire crochet work....