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Guides from the pendant workshop
Everything we know about turning names into laser-cut jewellery - for makers, Etsy sellers and jewellers.
How to make a laser-cut name necklace (step-by-step, 2026)
From a typed name to a finished pendant around someone’s neck: the file, the material, the machine, the finishing - and the mistakes to skip.
Read the guide →How to sell name necklaces on Etsy (even without a laser)
The no-inventory model: digital cut files + a local laser shop + ready-made mockup photos. Here’s the whole playbook, including the pricing math.
Read the guide →Why laser-cut name necklaces need welded letters (and how we do it)
The dot on an i, the bindu over a nasal, a matra floating beside its letter - cut them naïvely and they clatter into the laser bed. Here’s the fix.
Read the guide →SVG vs DXF for laser cutting: which file should you use?
Same design, two file formats, and a surprising number of ways to get it wrong. A plain-language guide to when SVG wins, when DXF wins, and what to send your shop.
Read the guide →Name necklace size guide: 30 mm vs 40 mm vs 50 mm
Width is a style decision, height is a script decision, and both affect whether fine details survive the cut. The practical numbers, plus a 2-minute paper test.
Read the guide →Best fonts for name necklaces (English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi)
A necklace font isn’t a poster font: it must hold together physically, read at 40 mm, and survive polishing. The rules - per script.
Read the guide →Cuttle vs GemTheName: which name necklace SVG generator?
Two very different philosophies: a parametric design studio you learn, versus a done-for-you pendant generator. Here’s who should pick which - honestly.
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