Jewellery Making Hints & Tips

A selection of beading and jewellery making tips; if you have any you want to add, please let us know.. Additionally we have added some photographic instructions which you will find listed on this menu. Over time we will be adding to this section so please keep coming back to check them out.

          Information

• Wire Size Conversion
• Common Bracelet & Necklace Stringing Lengths
• Stringing
• Jump Ring Selection Guide
• Bead Hole Sizes
• Swarovski Information
• Hallmarks
• Glossary
• Semi-Precious Stone Colours
• Fairtrade and Ethical Beading
• Fused Foiled Glass Venetian Pendants from Murano Italy
• Jewellery Making with Solid or Pure Copper Beads & Findings
• Murano Glass Macaroni Bead Bracelets
• Quality  Solid Copper Jewellery Making Findings Beads Wire Chain
  
  Knowledge Centre
• Beginners
• Design
• Stringing
• Miscellaneous
• Making Jewellery as Business
  
  How To
• Making a Simple Wire Loop
• Coiling a Wire Loop
• Making Identical Loops
• Opening and Closing Jump Rings
• Crimping a Jump Ring
• Using a Split Ring
• Using Crimp Beads
• Advanced Crimping with Crimping Pliers
• Using Memory Wire
• Making a Pendant from a Bead
• Using Superglue
• Hotfix Application