How to Make Necklaces and Bracelets

How to use Crimp Beads

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Place a crimp bead at the end of your necklace or bracelet as though it were the last bead. Thread your beading material through your chosen clasp and then back through the crimp bead (1). Squeeze the crimp bead flat using pliers and cut any excess thread (2). Your finished bracelet or necklace (3).

How to use Calotte Ends

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Thread your beading material through the hole in the centre of the calotte end (in between the 2 'cups')(1). Knot the thread using a needle if necessary to 'chase' the knot down(2). Close the calotte end. Bend the hook of the calotte closed and attach a jump ring. Attach this jump ring to your clasp (3).

How to use Coil Ends

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Ensure the coil end fits reasonably well and if necessary fold the cord double (1). Squeeze the last coil tightly to clamp it down on the cord (2). To add a clasp attach a jump ring to the end of the coil end and attach this jump ring to the clasp (3).
How to Make Earrings

How to Make Earrings

How to attach pendants and charms 

You may need to attach a jump ring to your pendant, open the jump ring or the loop on the earwire, hang the pendant and close jump ring or loop.

How to use headpins

Thread beads onto headpin (1). Cut the headpin with wire cutting pliers leaving

around 1cm above the last bead (2). Bend the headpin into a loop using round nose pliers and attach to the earwire as

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How to use Eyepins

Thread the beads onto the eyepin, cut and bend the loop as explained above for headpins.

You can then hang a pendant or a headpin containing beads from the bottom loop of the eyepin.

You could try hanging more than one headpin from a large jump ring or adding several connected headpins and eyepins. Try using one large bead and several smaller beads alone on a headpin each. Cats eye beads and bicone beads are great when used like this and can really compliment a larger focal bead in this way. Remember to pay attention to the weight of the earrings, do not use too many large beads or they will be uncomfortable to wear.