Guide To — Making Jewelry With Beads

Slide a crimp bead and one half of your clasp onto the wire. Loop the wire back through the crimp bead and use your pliers to squash the crimp bead firmly.

A soft fabric tray that prevents beads from rolling away. 2. Choosing Your "Core" Material

If using elastic, try to pull the finished knot inside the hole of a larger bead so it isn’t visible. Guide to Making Jewelry with Beads

The only tool that can create smooth loops for earrings or clasps.

For gripping, bending, and tucking wire ends. Slide a crimp bead and one half of your clasp onto the wire

Great for beginner "stretch" bracelets. Use a "surgeon's knot" and a drop of glue to secure.

Before you start, make sure your wire/thread fits through the smallest bead in your pattern. For gripping, bending, and tucking wire ends

When designing, use three colors or textures. It’s more visually pleasing than a random mix.