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Beaded Jewelry: Stringing Techniques
Skills, Tools, and Materials for Making Handcrafted Jewelry
Carson EddySeries: Storey Basics3.7
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About
Create beaded necklaces, bracelets, and other jewelry with a professional look and finish. This delightful beginner's guide presents step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations that walk you through the basics of making beaded jewelry. You'll learn how to use various pliers, crimpers, and wire cutters, and choose the perfect beads and string for your projects. In no time at all, you'll be stringing together your own pieces, complete with clasps, rings, and cones. For all levels of beaders and crafters who are interested in learning how to make jewelry by stringing beads.
EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Learn to create stunning earrings, bracelets, and necklaces by mastering a few basic techniques. Then all you need to transform a collection of beads into one-of-a-kind jewelry are stringing materials, findings, and some simple tools. Carson Eddy, Rachael Evans, and Kate Feld, longtime bead enthusiasts who design and teach at the Boston Bead Company, describe clearly, with step-by-step illustrations, how to master the methods and choose the right materials for success with any project. Introduction
Chapter One: Bead Basics
Bead Sizes - Bead Shapes - Bead Holes - Bead Materials - Glass Beads - Crystal Beads - Gemstones - Metal Beads - Natural Beads - Plastic Beads - Bead Treatments
Chapter Two: Stringing Materials
Flexible Beading Wire - Natural Stringing Materials - Man-Made Stringing Materials
Chapter Three: Findings and Clasps
Bead Tips, Crimps, and Ends - Rings and Clasps - Caps, Cones, and Spacers
Chapter Four: Beading Tools
Beading Pliers - Beading Cutters - Design and Specialty Tools
Chapter Five: Jewelry Planning
Jewelry Length - Bead Quantity - Beginning Your Project
Chapter Six: Stringing Techniques
Crimping with Flat Nose Pliers - Crimping with Crimping Pliers - Using a Tube and Bar Clasp - Using Coil Crimps - Using Fold-Over Crimps - Using Ribbon Crimps - How to Open and Close Jump Rings - How to Use Split Ring Pliers
Appendix: Mohs Scale of Hardness
Index
EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Learn to create stunning earrings, bracelets, and necklaces by mastering a few basic techniques. Then all you need to transform a collection of beads into one-of-a-kind jewelry are stringing materials, findings, and some simple tools. Carson Eddy, Rachael Evans, and Kate Feld, longtime bead enthusiasts who design and teach at the Boston Bead Company, describe clearly, with step-by-step illustrations, how to master the methods and choose the right materials for success with any project. Introduction
Chapter One: Bead Basics
Bead Sizes - Bead Shapes - Bead Holes - Bead Materials - Glass Beads - Crystal Beads - Gemstones - Metal Beads - Natural Beads - Plastic Beads - Bead Treatments
Chapter Two: Stringing Materials
Flexible Beading Wire - Natural Stringing Materials - Man-Made Stringing Materials
Chapter Three: Findings and Clasps
Bead Tips, Crimps, and Ends - Rings and Clasps - Caps, Cones, and Spacers
Chapter Four: Beading Tools
Beading Pliers - Beading Cutters - Design and Specialty Tools
Chapter Five: Jewelry Planning
Jewelry Length - Bead Quantity - Beginning Your Project
Chapter Six: Stringing Techniques
Crimping with Flat Nose Pliers - Crimping with Crimping Pliers - Using a Tube and Bar Clasp - Using Coil Crimps - Using Fold-Over Crimps - Using Ribbon Crimps - How to Open and Close Jump Rings - How to Use Split Ring Pliers
Appendix: Mohs Scale of Hardness
Index
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