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Metalworking 101 for beaders: create custom findings, by Candie Cooper

By Candie Cooper

Looking for the proper clasp or designated bead cap to show off a favourite bead? cease searching—and make your individual! Metalworking one zero one for Beaders presents distinct recommendation approximately instruments and fabrics, step by step photographs of the newest thoughts, and a committed and pleasant instructor to lead you thru it all
Candie explains find out how to improve your beading items with innovations that come with soldering, sawing and annealing, riveting, weaving, doming, piercing, texturing, making use of finishes, and extra! The ebook additionally contains over 30 impressive jewellery tasks to aim!

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Flux the areas to be joined, and drop the wire down through the two domed pieces and the ring. Use the third hand to hold on to the wire hanging down through the ring. Cut the excess wire away inside the ring, and sand so it's flush. Oxidize the ring in liver of sulphur, and pumice away the edges on the domed pieces and band. Brush with a brass brush. Bead rings Make interchangeable decorative bead collars for the ring using elastic and any assortment of beads. Some of the beads shown here are freshwater pearls, coral cubes, and seed beads.

Optionally, you can cover the crimp beads with the crimp covers. You'll begin with weaving all the horizontal wires. As if you were making a knot at the end of thread, make a small loop at the end of the 24-gauge wire. With the loop side at the back of the square, thread the wire through a hole on the back corner and bring it through to the front. Add a few beads to the wire, and thread it through the hole that's directly opposite of where the wire comes up. Bring the wire back to the front at the next adjacent hole.

Pumice the leafy bead caps and brass brush all the parts, leaving them a gunmetal color. Open the loop on the ear wire, and connect the beaded dangle. 47 bee & blossom toggle WHAT YOU NEED HOW TO MAKE IT Toolbox (page 12) Make the toggle Patterns (page 126) Transfer the flower and bee patterns to the appropriate sheet metals} and saw out. Center punch and drill the holes in the flower} and pierce out. Saw the body and wing pieces for the bee. File and sand the parts to 600-grit finish. 01S diameter Beads 36 round tourmaline beads, 4 mm 32 brass floral bead caps, 5 mm 16 green freshwater pearls, 6 mm S copper-colored side drilled glass leaves, 10 x 5 mm Texture the bee's wing area with a center punch.

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