Why I Started Making Rosaries

The beginning was very simple

The reason I began making rosaries was surprisingly simple.

One day, I wanted to give a rosary as a gift to someone who had been very kind to me.
I looked for one that felt just right, but somehow I could not find the one I had imagined.

Since I had always enjoyed handicrafts since childhood, a thought quietly came to me:

Perhaps I could make one myself.

Looking back, it was a very small and simple idea.

The first rosary I ever made

At that time, Swarovski still produced crystals for jewellery making, and their sparkling beads could easily be found in craft shops.

For the cross and the centrepiece, I visited a small shop run by a religious community near the church.

Using those materials, I made a small rosary with glittering crystal beads.
That little rosary became the very first piece I ever created.

When I look back now, the finish was far from perfect.
Still, the tiny rosary shining in the light felt very special to me.

Just as I had originally planned, it became a gift for a friend.

Using those materials, I made a small rosary with glittering crystal beads.

It was my very first piece.

At the time, shaping each tiny pin felt almost like a small discipline — making more than sixty loops felt quite demanding.

Now it feels completely natural, but back then it was quite a challenge.

The details I care about

When I make a rosary today, there are certain details I care about very deeply.

It is not only the beauty of the beads.

For example:

• the shape of each looped pin
• the direction in which the loops face
• whether every pin is securely closed

To me, the metalwork is also part of the design.
When all the loops are aligned neatly, they create a quiet sense of harmony.

Sometimes I use slightly finer pins depending on the design, but I always make sure the structure is strong enough for everyday prayer.

Many mass-produced rosaries use soft pins that can open or break easily.
Because of that, durability is something I always keep in mind.

Leaving space for prayer

What I wish to create is not simply a beautiful rosary.

Each piece has its own theme.
Sometimes the inspiration comes from Gregorian chant.
At other times it may come from a landscape, a season, or a quiet memory.

But the prayer within the rosary does not belong only to the maker.

When someone holds the rosary in their hands, I hope they can place their own prayers and intentions within it.

In a way, I like to think that a rosary should leave a small, gentle space for the prayer of the person who holds it.

A small beginning

Looking back, everything began with a very small thought:

I could not find the rosary I wanted.

From that first small rosary to the pieces I make today, the path has unfolded little by little.

Even now, I continue to make each rosary one by one, hoping that it may quietly accompany someone’s time of prayer.

Perhaps that small rosary was the quiet beginning of everything that followed.