VICKY BELL

JEWELLERY DESIGN

JEWELLERY FINDINGS AND TOOLS

ROUND NOSE PLIERS

FLAT NOSE PLIERS

JUMP RING

EYE PIN

HEAD PINS

EAR WIRE

EARRINGS

MAKING AN EYE LOOP

Thread a bead onto a head pin or eye pin.

1/4 inch (6.35 mm) length of wire above the bead.

Using round nose pliers, bend the top of the head pin or eye pin at a right angle.

Grasp one end of the wire between the pliers' jaws.

Rotate the pliers toward the bend of the wire, making a half loop.

Reposition the pliers in the loop and continue to rotate the wire to form a centered circle above the bead.

ATTACHING CLASPS

TIGER TAIL WIRE

CRIMP BEADS

TRIGGER CLASP

TOGGLE CLASP

SPLIT RING

TRIGGER CATCH

CALOTTE

CRIMP BEADS AND CALOTTE

WIRE GUARDIAN

ATTACHING WIRE GUARDIAN

TIGER TAIL NECKLACE

CONNECTOR

CONE

MULTI-STRAND DESIGN

MULTI-STRAND DESIGN

Bead type, size, colour and order strung on wire.

Number of strands

Clasp and findings used

CHARM BRACELET

• Charms go back as far as the Neolithic era where man would pick up an unusual stone or piece of wood and carry it with him to ward off his enemies. Elaborate jewellery made of precious stones and metals emerged during the age of the Egyptian Pharaohs. It was during this time that the first recognizable charm bracelets and necklaces first appeared.

CHARM BRACELET

ELASTICATED CHAIN

CHAIN BRACELET

Bails and end fasteners

BAILS

CORD END FASTENERS

CLAMP

ELASTIC

THREADING BEADS

TIE KNOT IN ELASTIC

MEMORY WIREFORM A LOOP AT THE END OF THE WIRE USING ROUND NOSE PLIERS

SPACER BEAD AND BARS

GLUE BEADS ON TO THE END OF THE WIRE