Since I spent so much time recently agonizing over how to do my pin back, I thought I'd corral a bunch of inspiration and how-to here for my future reference and to help any of you who might also be searching for input.
But first, here's my back, finished with the inserted double pin stem. I rank this as quite easy! This photo raises an interesting question of how to photograph a brooch that is open enough to reveal the closure mechanism. But that's a question for another day. Today, let's consider interesting versions of double stem pin backs.
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| Aran Galligan |
This is the ultimate in double pin stem mechanisms - a stand to hold the brooch when not wearing!
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| Chris Irick |
These turbine brooches have the classic tube hinge and wire catch construction, but the pierced backs and curved pin stems elevate the look.
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| Shana Kroiz |
An interesting variation is shown here, with a constructed hinge and soldered stem wires.
In terms of instruction, there is a simple diagram of a double pin stem system in Charles Lewton-Brain's Ganoksin entry on Hinges and Hinge-Based Catches. He also has an entry titled Some Hints on Pinback Placement.
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| Murano Silver |
For a simple single stem fibula, try Nicola Callow's blog tutorial, which demonstrates soldering both ends of a sterling wire onto the back, then cutting and shaping the spring loaded pin and the catch.
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