By Heather Dismore
Make bracelets, necklaces, rings, jewelry, pins, key chains, and more
Want to make jewellery and presents from scratch? This new version of bijou Making & Beading For Dummies offers the easy-to-understand info that makes it easy.
- up to date details on getting begun and establishing the must haves of a jewellery makers workshop
- New leading edge rules for fabrics resembling making beads from scratch, customizing elements like glass pendants, and up-cycling discovered gadgets for brand spanking new creations
- up-to-date tendencies together with Victorian, Steampunk, Indian-inspired, and wrap bracelets
- recommendation on the best way to achieve undertaking principles via web pages like Pinterest with out infringing on someones rights
- New and up to date info on establishing a storefront, turning your pastime right into a enterprise, and gaining publicity via Etsy.com, blogs, and social media sites
- From attaching clasps to operating with twine to stringing beads, the spouse DVD positive factors watch-and-learn episodes that express you step by step the way to create extraordinary designs utilizing beads, glass, came upon gadgets, designated mementos, and more
With 1000's of particular photos—now featured in full-color—Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies is the proper source youll flip to time and again to create exclusive jewellery items and various presents.
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Connect the clasp and enjoy your finished project, as shown in Figure 2-24. Figure 2-24: Illusion Necklace. Photograph by Andy Dismore 41 42 Part I: Getting Started with Jewelry Making and Beading Chapter 3 Making Magic with Beads, Crystals, Pearls, and Stones In This Chapter ▶ Getting to know beads ▶ Choosing your crystals ▶ Identifying different types of pearls ▶ Getting the scoop on stones ▶ Finding and purchasing your beads, pearls, and gems I n its most basic definition, a bead is anything that can be strung or threaded.
Because they’re intended to be used between larger beads, don’t worry about them slipping off. Check out Figure 3-3 for examples of several spacer bead styles. ✓ Seed beads: Seed beads are tiny beads used for looming, weaving, embellishing, and much more. They come in a range of sizes from tiny to extra super tiny. Okay, those aren’t the technical names, but they are really small. They are so small, in fact, that to string them you definitely want to use a needle. Because of their incredible consistency in size, the most popular brand of seed beads is Delica seed beads, which have a huge variety of colors, transparencies, and finishes.
Illustration by Wiley, Composition Services Graphics Bell clasps Perfect for stringing multistrand pieces or large beads, bell clasps, shown in Figure 2-20, are a neat way to finish a design because the last bead is partially covered or hidden in the open bell. The clasp mechanism is usually a hook and eye style, but they sport a fancy bell cap to cover up the last bead. Figure 2-20: Bell clasp. Illustration by Wiley, Composition Services Graphics Connection to clasps: Clamshells, bead tips, and end caps Used to conceal knots at the ends of beaded strands and to connect strands to clasps, clamshells and bead tips are very useful little things.