Rita Ruivo / Jen Abrams

Velvet: it's not just for Elvis paintings. While there's a good variety of textile jewellery out there, velvet seems to be under-represented. Portugal's Rita Ruivo remedies that situation with her rings incorporating the lush fabric.

Above, a ring from her MNAA collection, in which copies of antique jewellery from Lisbon's National Museum of Ancient Art were printed onto fabric.

Bonus link: looking for a more casual fabric? New Jersey's Jen Abrams recycles both gold and vintage denim from the '60s, '70s and '80s to create her pieces. Jordache never looked so good.

Even more jewellery:

• Montse Rego (Spain) - tags & textiles


• Sid Vintage (California) - clustered chains


• Emma Glover (Victoria, BC) - contemporary silver


• Ellen Himic (New York) - architecturally-inspired


• Selma Stagg (UK) - glazed ceramic