Die Cut Jewelry in Slovakia
Country of the crafting: Slovakia
Region of the crafting: Zilina
Type of the crafting: Jewellery
1. Geographic Area
To date, this type of jewelry is very popular in Slovakia, especially in
the Ilina region (northern part of the country), where the center of
the most typical artisanal die cut jewelry is located.
2. Data sheet
The action exertd between a punch and a die acts as a shear force in
the material to be processed once the punch has penetrated it,
suffering efforts that quickly exceed its elastic limit producing
breakage or tearing on both sides in the same period of time when
the punch is penetrated more and more the separation of the
material is completed completing the process.
3. History
The history of die-cut jewelry dates back to the 18th century and is
known as the oldest crafts. To date,this type of jewelry is very popular is Slovakia specially in the llina region, where the center of the most typical artisanal die cut jewelry is located.
4. Materials
After measuring,preparing and cutting the iron and adapting it to the
silver jewel that i want to shape, I slime everything and leave it
prepared to spend as much time as possible so that the die cut is
exactly as i want it to be.
5. The technique
Die cutting process involves hitting the marks with a hammer in order
to create the difference motifs. In the specific case of the silverplated rings, it was more laborius since, after all, its a matter of following a striking pattern to give the piece this uniqueness.
