STRINGING KIT FOR STRINGING A DECORATIVE JEWELLERY ELEMENT, CASING FOR USE IN THE STRINGING KIT AND METHOD OF STRINGING A DECORATIVE JEWELLERY ELEMENT

1 . A casing for stringing a decorative jewellery element, comprising:

a main body;

sockets in said main body for releasably holding pins through which at least one string can be interlaced; and

pin retaining members for releasably retaining the pins in the sockets.

2 . A casing as defined in claim 1 , wherein said casing main body comprises first and second casing parts that are releasably attachable to each other, with said pin retaining members comprising indentations made in at least one of said first and second casing parts, said indentations forming said sockets in-between said first and second casing parts when said first and second casing parts are attached to each other for receiving the pins therein.

3 . A casing as defined in claim 2 , wherein each said first and second casing parts comprises indentations that register with indentations of the other said first and second casing parts to form said sockets.

4 . A casing as defined in claim 2 , wherein said first and second casing parts have respective slots formed therein that register with each other, with said sockets being oriented towards said slots for allowing said pins to extend through said slots.

5 . A casing as defined in claim 2 , wherein said first and second casing parts are attachable through a snap-fit engagement.

6 . A stringing kit for stringing a decorative jewellery element, comprising:

a casing comprising:

a main body; and

sockets in said main body;

a number of pins capable of being releasably installed in said casing by nesting in said sockets;

at least one string capable of being interlaced through said pins; and

pin retaining members in said casing main body that releasably retain the pins in the sockets.

7 . A stringing kit as defined in claim 6 , wherein said casing main body comprises first and second casing parts that are releasably attachable to each other, with said pin retaining members comprising indentations made in at least one of said first and second casing parts, said indentations forming said sockets between said first and second casing parts when said first and second casing parts are attached to each other for receiving the pins therein.

8 . A stringing kit as defined in claim 7 , wherein each said first and second casing parts comprises indentations that register with indentations of the other said first and second casing parts to form said sockets.

9 . A stringing kit as defined in claim 7 , wherein said first and second casing parts have respective slots formed therein that register with each other, with said sockets being oriented towards said slots for allowing said pins to extend through said slots.

10 . A stringing kit as defined in claim 7 , wherein said first and second casing parts are attachable through a snap-fit engagement.

11 . A stringing kit as defined in claim 9 , wherein said pins each comprise a central stringing portion and end portions, said end portions being nested in said sockets when said pins are carried by said casing and said central stringing portion then being engageable by said string.

12 . A stringing kit as defined in claim 11 , wherein said central stringing portion of each said pin is a cylindrical shaft and said end portions of each said pin are diametrically larger head portions.

13 . A method of stringing a decorative jewellery element with a stringing kit comprising:

a casing comprising:

a main body; and

sockets in said main body;

a number of pins;

at least one string; and

pin retaining members in said casing main body;

said method comprising:

releasably installing said number of pins in said casing sockets such that a stringing portion of said pins is accessible outwardly of said casing;

stringing at least one string along said stringing portion of said pins until the decorative jewellery element is formed by said at least one string and said pins; and

removing said decorative jewellery element from said casing.

14 . A method as defined in claim 13 , wherein said casing main body comprises first and second casing parts and said pin retaining members comprise indentations made in at least one of said first and second casing parts, with the step of releasably installing said number of pins in said sockets comprising:

detaching said first and second casing parts from each other;

installing said pins between said first and second casing parts; and

attaching said first and second casing parts to each other such that said pins become nested in said indentations that form said sockets.

15 . A method as defined in claim 14 , wherein each said first and second casing parts comprises indentations that register with indentations of the other said first and second casing parts to form said sockets.

16 . A method as defined in claim 14 , wherein said first and second casing parts have respective slots formed therein that register with each other, with said sockets being oriented towards said slots, the step of installing said pins between said first and second casing parts comprising allowing a stringing portion of said pins to extend through said slots, and the step of stringing at least one string along said stringing portion of said pins until the decorative jewellery element is formed by said at least one string and said pins comprising interlacing said string in-between said stringing portion of said pins within said slots of said casing parts.

17 . A method as defined in claim 14 , wherein the step of attaching said first and second casing parts to each other is accomplished through a snap-fit engagement of said first and second casing parts.