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Things to Consider Before Getting Into Jewellery Making
Making jewellery has been a passion of mankind since the beginning of history. Today, there are even more opportunities to create beautiful jewellery for yourself, with a wealth of suppliers, information and equipment that is within reach of everyone. But there are a few things to consider before you take your first steps into the world of jewellery making.
Cost and supplies
Making jewellery can cost as little as a few pence to begin with. A bag full of beads, some thread and a needle and...
Adding Some Razzle to Your Dazzle Incorporating Gemstones in Jewellery Making
Jewellery making is an art form, and the incorporation of gemstones into jewellery goes back thousands of years. But gemstones dont necessarily mean top end diamonds or rubies there are a whole range of gemstones that can be used by jewellery makers for very little initial cost.
Suppliers of gemstones recognise that their products can be used in any form of jewellery, from rings to broaches, necklaces to earrings. The possibilities are only limited by the creators imagination. There are so...
Jewellery Making Using Sterling Silver Findings
Sterling silver findings are the essential components that link together the parts of a piece of jewellery and give you that professional finish. Without jewellery findings it would be very difficult to incorporate gemstones into your work, for example, or to link the ends of a simple chain and turn it into a beautiful necklace. By using silver findings, you can give your jewellery that professional look and increase the value of the finished piece.
Sterling silver is quite a soft metal, so...
What Are Jewellery Findings
Jewellery findings are the seemingly insignificant but vitally important components of any type of jewellery making. Without crimp beads, for example, it would be difficult to get a professional looking finish to a necklace or bracelet clasp. Jewellery findings are the solution to all jewellery making techniques, and as such a good understanding of their importance in your designs and work is essential.
The most common jewellery findings earring wires, crimp beads, eyepins, headpins and...
Jewellery Making Project Ideas Using Sterling Silver Findings
In jewellery making, one of the most essential and most often overlooked items that links your piece together is the humble sterling silver finding. Silver findings are the seemingly insignificant but vitally important components of every piece of jewellery. Without silver links, for example, you cannot secure a clasp to a necklace or interweave multiple strands of beads into a complete piece. Without crimp beads it is impossible to get a professional finish to a necklace. And without earring...
Jewellery Making Applications of Silver Findings
No jewellery workbox is complete without a selection of silver findings. Essential to any form of jewellery making, silver findings are cheap, plentiful and have a huge range of applications in every aspect of the craft. Used in everything from earrings to broaches, bracelets, necklaces and rings, silver findings are a cheap alternative to gold, allowing everyone to explore the fascinating world of creating their own jewellery.
Silver findings also make it possible to incorporate other aspects...
Applications For Jewellery Making Using Gemstones
The inclusion of gemstones into your jewellery making is much easier than many people think. A vast array of semi precious and precious stones exist that can perfectly compliment any piece of jewellery from earrings to broaches, rings, necklaces and bracelets. The only thing limiting you is your imagination and perhaps a little basic knowledge, which can be easily learned through either jewellery making classes, textbooks and a little trial and error!
The raw materials have been graciously...
Essential Tools For Jewellery Making With Wire
For those wishing to go into wire jewelery making on whatever level be it professionally or for pleasure there are a number of specially designed tools on the market that are designed to make the intricacies of this craft more accessible. Many wire jewelery makers suggest that they wouldnt go anywhere without a length of silver wire and a pair of round-nosed pliers, but there are continual developments in the tools that can be used to create successful and aesthetically-pleasing pieces of...
Applications of Silver Beads in Jewellery Making
Beads are probably one of mans oldest forms of decoration and jewellery, and are still as popular today as they have ever been. With the advent of modern jewellery making techniques, the range of beads available to the home jeweller is vast, ranging from simple bone or wooden beads through to precious metal beads made of gold and silver.
Silver beads have been prized for centuries for their elegance and ability to compliment almost any other combination of decoration. But there is a clear...
How to Open Jump Rings
Jump rings are components used to connect other jewellery findings in a piece of jewellery. Here we discuss how to open and close them, which is an essential skill in jewellery making for any jeweller or hobbyist.
They can be made from gold, silver, copper or brass wire and, whilst they are traditionally round in shape, they can come in other forms such as ovals, squares, triangles and hexagons. The wire itself may also be embellished through twisting or the metal may be square, so opening...
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