Jewelry Making -- What a Beginner Needs to Know

For a Beginner the most intimidating step in jewelry making is to begin. 

The obvious first question is what do I need to know to begin.  In the
following pages we will try to show the basic skills that are necessary in
working with wire and beads and will identify some resources to visit to
learn how to perform these skills.  The basic jewelry making skills that we
will discuss will include how to cut jewelry wire, how to straighten jewelry
wire, how to bend wire, how to make a loop, how to open and close loops,
how to make a bead dangle, how to make a figure 8 connector, how to make    
earrings with a bead dangle a figure 8 connector and an ear wire finding, Queen of Clubs Earrings
how to make more complex wire components on a WigJig, and how to Select the picture or text
above to link to our instructions
connect jewelry supplies and wire components with a wrapped bead link to for making these earrings.
make a bracelet or necklace. 
 
        Jewelry Making Supplies: Tools Required:
 10 inches of 18, 20 and 22G inexpensive practice jewelry wire  Round Nose Pliers
 Two six mm beads  Flush Cutter
 Two three mm beads  Chain Nose or Bent Chain Nose
 Ear wire findings (one pair) Pliers (2)
 Four head-pins  Any WigJig acrylic jig
 30 minutes of free time
 For additional discussion on
tools visit here.

Skills Required:

 How to use a flush cutter to cut wire

 How to grasp wire in pliers
 How to use a WigJig to make jewelry wire components.

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