Sian Hamilton has been a designer for over twenty years and has a BA (Hons) in 3D Design. Sian has always loved to sew. Introduced to sewing by her grandmother, who was a seamstress, she started sewing clothes for herself in her teenage years and then progressed to making custom wedding dresses for clients in her early career. These days, sewing is her hobby as she is the editor of Making Jewellery magazine and the author of several books on jewelry making, including Flowers and Cats, available from GMC Publications.

Tansy Wilson creates jewellery pieces for private clients using a wide variety of materials, as well as producing her own craft range. She also teaches jewellery design and works for the University of the Arts, London. Tansy contributes projects to Making Jewellery magazine, a GMC publication.