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Whirling Turban bangleS
Whirling Turban bangles are handmade from the highest quality artisanal phenolic resin. With a weighteight and clack like vintage Bakelite so they play well with genuine vintage bangle bracelets.
Made one by one and hand-polished, not “sprayed” for shine like many “fakelites”. Very limited edition; each design is made from a hand-carved wax mold exclusive to Whirling Turban.
From our designer; “As a Vintage Bakelite nut, I felt afraid to start collecting. I was afraid I would buy a fake. I didn’t feel well educated enough to understand and evaluate the prices. I wanted to have enough pieces to play with and create stacks but couldn’t justify hundreds of dollars per bracelet to get in the stack game. I loathed the cheap copies that looked like children’s plastic jewelry.
When I discovered this particular resin material, I was in love with it for almost 20 years until I finally indulged myself and had my first few designs made by a life-long resin craftsman in a small family business. Once I got my first samples I was delighted and hooked.
