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Interviews & Profile Features for Handmade by Tinni in 2025!
- Paulomi Debnath
- Jan 9, 2024
- 6 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
Interviews/ Features / Guest Blogs
We belong to this incredible creative community and have been blessed with some amazing interviews and features that covers our journey. Grateful and truly humbled.
Many of these interviews cover my design journey so far and they love that my brand is all about sustainability and vibrant, bold colour. Some also find it inspiring that I founded my brand, in 2020 just before the pandemic hit! I have also used my voice related to topics close to my heart, like sustainability, circular fashion, colour love & bringing joy and colour in people's life. Rarely but surely I have also been featured for my varied interests and hobbies when they have captured the imagination of British press.
Handmade by Tinni was launched to address the lack of colourful, fun biodegradable jewellery for fashionistas who love expressing their personality with unusual, statement jewellery pieces. We want our designs to bring joy, inspire confidence and encourage ethical living.
Some if these features focus on the traditional art-form of our designs that is the art of traditional rope knotting crafts and processes like macramé which we specilise to create colourful, unique and bold designs.
Here are some of the highlights:
(in order of published dates)
Dated: January 5th 2025
By Fabulous Sunday Magazine (Print)
Year started strong with Fabulous Magazine featuring our Knotty Necklace in Azure Blue.
Shop here - Link
Dated: January 24th 2025
By Harley Young
Valentines Day Gift Guide - Our 'LOVE' word necklace in purple was included in all three gift guides.
Dated: February 3rd 2025
By Etsy UK, Etsy France, Etsy Global
Our Personalised word necklaces were featured on 5 Etsy pages as top recommendations.
This design allows you to personalise your necklace with your name preferably within 5 letters! This unique custom word necklace is made from organic cotton rope and can be made into any word you desire. We have the Hello Necklace and the Love necklace. Yet you can have your name, a word personal to you or a statement you wish to make.
Eco-friendly, this is made from organic cotton which is sustainable and biodegradable.
Dated: February 3rd 2025
By Telegraph Travel
Profile press with the mention of the brand and link to Telegraph Travel website - LINK
Picture with my mum and our holiday together to showcase multi-generational holidays.
Dated: February 7th 2025
By Etsy Gift Guide
Etsy Fashion blogging team featured my personalised word necklaces under 'Refresh Your Style With 5 Affordable Twists on Name Necklaces' blog.
See below -
Dated: March 1st 2025
By Gardner's Cookies
Power of community and collaboration!
Amber Lukas, founder of Gardner's Cookies drafted an amazing Mother's Day gift guide and added our 'Knotty Necklace' in her guide.
Check out here - LINK
Dated: April 7th 2025
By Channel 5 News
Channel 5 Feature – Speaking Up for Small Creative Businesses 🎥✨
I was thrilled (and a little nervous!) to welcome the Channel 5 News team to my home studio today for an interview on a topic that impacts so many of us — the Royal Mail’s planned price hike and its effect on small creative businesses like mine.
This was actually a follow-up to an interview I did with them a year ago, so it felt great to be invited back to share my perspective again. I had the pleasure of chatting with the lovely Kathrine Nash and working with talented photographer John during the shoot.
In the interview, I spoke not just for myself, but for all the independent makers, designers, and artists who rely on Royal Mail every day to reach our customers.
📺 Watch the full segment here → Channel 5 News – Royal Mail Price Hike Interview
Thank you, Channel 5, for giving small businesses a voice!
Dated: April 8th 2025
By Daily Mail Online
Featured on Daily Mail Online: The Impact of USA Tariffs on UK Small Businesses
I’m honoured to be featured in a recent Mail Online article by Matt Strudwick discussing the significant challenges that the USA tariff increases pose to small UK businesses like mine.
The story highlights the real-world impact of these tariffs and how they could affect independent creators and entrepreneurs striving to grow and sustain their businesses internationally. I’m also grateful that two of my profile images were included, adding a personal touch to the piece.
A huge thank you to Matt Strudwick for this insightful coverage that help connect small businesses with important media opportunities.
📖 Read the full article here → British businesses warn they face a fight to survive Donald Trump’s tariffs
Dated: April 26th 2025
By ITV NEWS
THE ITV EFFECT! ⭐️
What an amazing week! My website traffic absolutely exploded while I was live on ITV at 6pm.
If you missed it, you can watch the full interview here:
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of welcoming Chris Howse from ITV to my home studio. We discussed the impact of the US tariff increase on UK small businesses exporting to the US. The interview aired twice yesterday during prime time — at 3pm and again at 6pm — and they even captured me making my signature necklaces! 😊
Chris was an incredible interviewer, making it a really enjoyable experience. Unfortunately, I missed watching both broadcasts because I didn’t know about the 3pm slot, and my son’s swimming class clashed with the 6pm airing. So, my husband took some hilarious photos of the screen — hence the glare on the images! 😂
Feeling grateful and excited for what’s ahead!
Dated: May 14th 2025
By The Sunday Times
Featured in The Sunday Times! 📰✨
I’m so happy to share that I was featured in The Sunday Times recently! The article covered a topic close to my heart — how moving just 10 minutes away from our previous home to a more affordable neighbourhood transformed our family life.
Two years ago, we chose Romford over Chigwell, and it was such a smart move: better schools, a bigger house, and a much quieter neighbourhood — definitely more bang for our buck!
I’m honoured that my brand, Handmade by Tinni, was mentioned alongside this story, and I was delighted to receive some lovely photos from the shoot that took place right in our home, thanks to the talented photographer who came to capture our story.
While I can’t share the actual feature from the newspaper, I’m excited to share these beautiful images gifted to us by the wonderful Times team.
Dated: June 24th 2025
By Urban & You
Textile Emotion – Featured in Urban & You! 🎨✨
I’m absolutely thrilled to share that my Handmade by Tinni creations have been featured on Urban & You! The article, titled “Colliers personnalisés : quelle couleur pour révéler votre humeur ?”, explores how my hand-knotted, colourful textile necklaces serve as wearable expressions of emotion and personality.
The piece beautifully captures how each necklace—crafted from organic cotton and shaped into words like “love,” “hey,” and “cool”—offers more than just a fashion statement. It’s about conveying a feeling, a mood, or a message through colour and texture. From sunny yellows to calming blues, each piece is designed to resonate with the wearer’s inner world.
I’m deeply grateful to the Press Loft and Urban & You team for this thoughtful feature and for highlighting the emotional connection behind my work. It’s a reminder that jewellery can be more than adornment—it can be a reflection of who we are and how we feel.
Dated: July 23rd 2025
By Attire Accessories Magazine
Featured in Attire Accessories Magazine! ✨
Thrilled to share that Handmade by Tinni has been featured in Attire Accessories Magazine under their “Statement Pieces” spotlight — a showcase of show-stopping accessories that not only look incredible in-store but also turn heads on customers.
My Rita Hand-Knitted Necklace was selected as part of this stylish round-up, highlighting bold and colourful pieces that make a lasting impression. To see my work alongside so many inspiring brands is such an honour.
A big thank you to Attire Accessories for recognising the power of statement jewellery and for giving space to independent designers like me.
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