Before the Industrial Revolution, when nothing was mechanized, everything was made by hand. Time taught man to find ways of making everything by hand, as it is correctly said, 'necessity is the mother of invention.' That is how man became a craftsman. Handmade jewellery exists in many different forms. It is in the form of jewellery crafted by hand in precious metals and stones, and jewellery made by hand using various materials like beads, thread, leather, fabric, etc. And now years after the Industrial Revolution, the computer age has arrived, and there is almost nothing that can not be manufactured by a machine. Yet, the art of handmade jewellery is still learned by many people.

Many people learn the art of handmade jewellery as part of their hobby, to do something constructive in their spare time. It interests people who have a natural inclination towards arts. It is an excellent pass time hobby, where you actually make useful things.
Children oftentimes take up summer courses to learn any specific art of handmade jewellery, one very popular is to make bands woven of different colors of thread, that are used as friendship bands.

Still, there are others for whom handmade jewellery making is a profession. They specialize in a particular field of handmade jewellery making, and that is their profession. If you visit the mall or a jewellery store the next time, do notice how many of the jewellery item on the racks would be handmade jewellery. Handmade jewellery can always be told apart from machine made jewellery. You will notice that in handmade jewellery every item is different from the other, identical pieces mass produced can only be machine made. Even though, handmade jewellery is loved by many people, not everyone prefers to wear it. And at times it is not seen fitting for grander occasions. It is also befitting the younger generation than the old, but it's all a matter of preference when it comes to any sort of jewellery.