Huggie earrings are my favorite type of earrings. They are small hoop earrings which sit really close to the earlobes, hence their name. I like them because they are so comfortable to wear. I usually sleep with a pair of sterling silver ones on.
They aren’t as fiddly to put on as studs as there are no backs. There is also less risk losing them unlike dangles. They are also incredibly stylish and trendy as you can see in the featured designs above and below. Both men and women wear them although the former generally opt for simpler styles.
There are different types of huggies, mostly hinged ones. The hinge allows the wearer to put on the small hoops easily.
Shown below are a couple of my gold huggies. They were gifts from my mother and were made by goldsmiths in South East Asia. As you can see, they are hinged with soldered pins,
The pin part is pushed through the ear hole and then the hoop is snapped shut. There should be a slight click.
You can also get levered huggies. These are my sterling silver ones which I bought decades ago. The earrings are not as streamlined as the popular huggies trending lately.
How are hinged huggies made? Here is a speeded up demo/lesson preview by Jewellery Training Solutions.
Not into making them? Me, neither.
Here is a selection of my favorite huggie earrings :
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