An iconic tiara for an iconic princess.
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MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
WIRE & SHEETS
Copper wire 0.5mm diameter (24 gauge) and 0.3 mm diameter (29 gauge) s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AfYDjr
One 1mm-wire headband s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AMEx3P
One 5mm flat headband s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AMEx3P
METAL CHARMS & FILIGREES
50/80mm Filigree: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ae9H3B
58x63mm Metal Filigree Cross: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A9w17P
STONES & BEADS
Glass rhinestones, round in silver prong setting (multiple size and color choices): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A7RAyV
Glass rhinestones, pear-shaped in silver prong setting (multiple size and color choices): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ddk...
Glass Rhinestone Chain with Silver or gold Base 2mm-4mm: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEP...
METAL FINDINGS
Head Pins, Multi Size 50-200Pcs Gold/Silver Plated: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBm...
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
Pliers (flat-nose, round-nose, chain-nose, heavy duty clamp pliers), flush cutter pliers, tweezers
Rhinestones Picking Tool: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AKnB2l
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About the lover's knot tiara:
The piece of jewelry Kate wears was created for Queen Mary in 1914 by the House of Garrard from pearls and diamonds already owned by her family. Mary modeled after her grandmother Princess Augusta of Hesse's headpiece, the original Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara, which is currently thought to be held in an unknown private collection.
According to the Court Jeweller, when Queen Mary commissioned the piece, she "sacrificed a tiara from her own jewelry collection, the Ladies of England Tiara, to make it."
After Queen Mary died in 1953, the crown was passed down to her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen wore the tiara several times in the '50s, before moving on to other pieces like the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, which have since become her favorites.
In 1981, the Queen reportedly loaned the Lover's Knot Tiara to Princess Diana as a wedding gift. Diana opted instead to wear the Spencer Tiara, a family heirloom, on her big day, but the Lover's Knot became one of her favorite pieces, despite being so heavy that it hurt her head.
When Diana and Charles divorced, the crown was returned to Queen Elizabeth II-Diana was allowed to keep her jewelry as part of the settlement, but as the tiara was on loan from the Queen, it was given back-and reportedly put into a safe at Buckingham Palace.
According to People, following Diana's death in 1997, the tiara wasn't seen publicly until 2015, when Duchess Kate wore it to much fanfare at a reception at Buckingham Palace.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 intro
0:19 history of the tiara
0:48 design researching
2:06 DAY 1: making the 13 drop pendants
4:33 DAY 2: building the tiara wire frame
6:52 DAY 3: weld the frame together
10:16 DAY 4
11:53 more history facts and diamond chain applying
14:13 DAY 5: attaching more diamonds
15:06 assemble the drop pendants
17:34 DAY 6: making the "lover's knots"
18:51 assemble the lover's knots
22:24 DAY 7: finishing up
23:11 Tiara reveal