Les Précieuses bijoux – Katherine Ainsworth

Tassels

By Katherine | February 3, 2018 |

Apparently, tassels have a long and storied history. Stout Brothers, a 90-year-old company that makes tassels and other trimmings for the home, has a fascinating history of tassels on its site, illustrating a necklace incorporating tassels reportedly made during the 18th Dynasty and found in Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. My, tassels…

Where in the world…

By Katherine | April 28, 2016 |

Where in the world am I now? Provence, non? No, no, in fact, I’m at a Provençal-inspired house in Montecito, California. (Though the South of France would be lovely, too…) A decorator friend of mine is housesitting in this sweet little abode and when she said that I just had to see it, I made the…

Day 127: No-hassel tassels

By Katherine | August 1, 2013 |

On the Colonnaden in Hamburg, just after my German class. It’s not a fancy sight, but it’s my life! The necklace is from one of my favorite contemporary jewelry brands, Les Précieuses, based in Brussels, Belgium. Although I bought this piece two years ago or so, I can see that my obsession with tassels on…