As suppliers of Beading Tools for some years now, one of the most common questions we are asked is 'what type of pliers should I buy?' This guide is complied by Graham Halls of CJ Beaders, specialists in the...
The purpose of my guide is to warn buyers about cheap Chinese metal beads which many bead sellers choose to describe as Tibetan Silver. Also to make it clear to these sellers that they are actually breaking...
There are thousands of listings daily in the "beads" section, some are fantastic value for money, others are simply NOT! If you like to make your own jewellery items or are thinking of taking this up as a new...
There are lots of things to take into consideration when you start off with jewellery making as a hobby, the first will probably be the cost of getting a good stock of beads and findings together! There is no...
What is a Crimp for? If you want to retain Beads in a certain position on your cord(wire or Supplemax clear Nylon) then you will need a crimp. If you wish to creat a loop in the cord and fix the end, you will...
by Hong(Lisa) of 8Season Firstly, I want to say that all my sterling silver items are real 925 sterling silver,that is, composition of 92.5% pure silver and the remaining 7.5% alloy; Usually the alloy will be...
Buying a kiln for jewellery making - a few guidelines. Having bought several jewellery kilns I thought that I might be able to point potential buyers in the right direction when choosing one and hopefully...
Using Crimping Pliers This guide explains how to use crimping pliers to achieve nicely finished, hand made jewellery. Crimp beads are small metal beads which are used to hold loops in jewellery wire, soft flex...
What are Lampwork Beads? I recently bought some beautiful earrings that were made from lampwork beads, I had never heard of them before and so decided to find out what they were. I hope it is also of interest...
Many sellers use the word silver to describe the items they are selling, but what do the actually mean? Well, that really does depend on the context in which it is used. Sterling Silver: Sterling Silver...