Crimping Technique Using Tube Crimps
Jewellery-making often requires the use of specialist tools and materials – a fact that is perfectly illustrated by the crimping..
Techniques
How to crimp an end loop
Learning how to effectively crimp an end loop is no easy task, especially if the jewellery maker attempts to hurry the task. Using a pair..
Tying a Surgeon’s Loop Knot for Necklaces with Stretch Magic
Stretch Magic is one of those products that jewellery makers today could scarcely afford to live without, such is the popularity and..
Tying a Surgeon’s Knot for Bracelets with Stretch Magic
Tying a Surgeon’s Knot, for example, is a necessary skill to be acquired in bracelet making. Once designers have mastered the Surgeon’s..
How To Make …Wire Guardian Fastening
Using a pair of flat nose pliers, a crimp bead, Wire Guardian and a length of Tiger Tail, the seemingly impossible task of creating..
How To Make… Wrapped bead loop
A wrapped bead loop can provide the final exquisite touch to a necklace, pendant or bracelet, but it is not an easy effect to achieve. With..
How To Make… Double loop
Many techniques used in jewellery making can be accomplished with relative ease or even by accident. Unfortunately, the double loop is not..
How to attach a coil fastener
Box clasps can substantially enhance the aesthetic appeal of an item of jewellery, particularly a necklace or bracelet. Fortunately, as..
How To Make…Calotte Fastener
It is sometimes the case that there are multiple ways in which to accomplish a jewellery-making task. The calotte fastener, for instance,..
How to attach box clasps
Box clasps can substantially enhance the aesthetic appeal of an item of jewellery, particularly a necklace or bracelet. Fortunately, as..
Opening a Jump Ring
Some jewellery-making techniques seem far more simple in theory than they are in practice, or vice versa. The opening and closing of a jump..
How To Make… Wrapped loop
A wrapped loop can be used in various different ways by jewellery makers – it can also be achieved using a number of different..
How To Make… Turn loop
The making of a turn loop can prove to be more difficult in reality than it is in theory. Using a pair of round nose pliers, follow the..
How to crimp
One of the most fundamental skills that must be acquired by a jewellery maker is that of crimping. Although there are many different types..
