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Welcome to Hot Dot Designs – Your World of Jewellery, Beauty & Inspiration

Hello and welcome to Hot Dot Designs, where creativity and craftsmanship come alive!
I’m thrilled to share over 35 years of experience—filled with triumphs, lessons, and the occasional challenges —to inspire and guide your creative jewellery journey.

What I’m Passionate About:

Empowering Women: Helping you discover and embrace your unique jewellery style.
Sharing Knowledge: Passing on insights gained from decades in the art world.
Encouraging Self-Expression: Creating jewellery that reflects your true self.
Fostering a Safe, Creative Environment: Building a studio space where learning and creativity thrive.
Nurturing Art & Beauty: Supporting your creative growth in all artistic pursuits.
Celebrating Colour & Texture: Inspiring you to see the beauty in the colours, shapes, textures, and patterns that enrich our everyday lives.

About Carolyne

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Hi thoroughly recommend the Silk knotting course !! It’s a must for every jewellery enthusiast ?A skill is all you need. It’s quite honestly the best class I’ve ever taken !! I’m addicted to knotting if you can’t get to the class do yourself a favor and do it online !!! You will never regret it.
Moria
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I have had the privilege to experience many of Carolyne’s workshops including her Silk Stringing & Knotting. Carolyne’s willingness to shares her vast & valuable knowledge allows all her students to be able to create a beautiful piece of high-quality costume jewellery. I would highly recommend the Silk Stringing & Knotting plus all Carolyne’s other workshops to anyone who would like to experience a great sense of personal achievement.
Lynette
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I can highly recommend this workshop, It would have to be workshop one of the most enjoyable workshops I’ve completed. It’s relaxing to do and portable. When I go away I take a knotting project.
When I travel I buy beads from that country then silk knot a necklace as a memory. I can repair a sad looking necklace simply with some silk knotting. I would come to class @ Hot Dot Designs and make several colours of the sometimes same project as I just loved the simplicity of the outcome.
I certainly now have a serious continuous regular pattern of knotting!
It’s great!!
Pennie
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I totally recommend the silk knotting workshop with Hot Dot Designs!!! It was a really creative experience that was fun and allowed for the development of a skill that I continue to enjoy, and use, in my jewellery making endeavor. Great for all skill levels too.
Karen