Beginners specially invited.....
I hope this post will assist you to be a self taught artists or those who can't go to a jewellery making teacher too.
Learn it yourself, Do it yourself.
Materials
1) Beads(Here I shown you beads made of scrap clay)
2)Tiger tail wire
3) Crimp beads
4) Jump rings
5) Clasp
Tools
1) Round / Flat nose pliers
2)Wire Cutter
Cut Tiger tail wire according to the length you required . For this you have to use wire cutting plier.
You should remember to cut few extra inches apart from the required length of necklace. Slide 2 or three crimp beads and a jump ring to the wire.
The crimp beads holds the beads/ fastener in wire from falling loosen. Bring it to about 2 inches of the end of wire. bend it little and slide again through the crimp beads. Now this end part has a loop and jump ring is there in the loop. Press the crimp beads in position with a flat nose plier. (Refer the Picture). Cut off excess wire.
We plan a floating necklace.
Slide one crimp bead again and a bead (poly clay or store bought) again 2 crimp beads.
ie each bead should place in between 2 crimp beads. Repeat the process until you satisfied.
Now we wanna arrange beads in an equal distance in the wire. This is not a completely beaded necklace, but in between beads the wire is visible in the gaps. But in a little distance the wire wouldn't be noticed so as to call it a floating or illusion necklace. Its desirable to leave about 2cms gap. Find wherever to staple beads. Note the places and press a crimp bead then bring the polymer clay bead as much as close to the pressed crimp followed by another crimp. This to pressed very closely to polymer clay beads. Then leave 2Centimeters gap press crimps both side of polymer bead. Repeat until you finish.
Again as we did at the beginning slide 2 or 3 crimp beads , one jump ring and close wire through crimps forming a loop. Cut off excess wire.
Its ready to attach a clasp now. Open the jump ring and attach clasp through the beading hole. Close it tight.
Note : when you open a jump ring use pliers. Always do open to side to side. (See the picture below)
Ahh...... we finished..It looks like:
As you like you can add any number layers to the necklace, or else you can staple more than one beads at a place..Add a pendant etc etc... I'm leaving it upto your creativity. Many designs you can make with similar technique.
Here's some of my other designs;
I hope you will send me yours.....
I hope this post will assist you to be a self taught artists or those who can't go to a jewellery making teacher too.
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| Crimp beads |
Learn it yourself, Do it yourself.
Materials
1) Beads(Here I shown you beads made of scrap clay)
2)Tiger tail wire
3) Crimp beads
4) Jump rings
5) Clasp
Tools
1) Round / Flat nose pliers
2)Wire Cutter
Cut Tiger tail wire according to the length you required . For this you have to use wire cutting plier.
You should remember to cut few extra inches apart from the required length of necklace. Slide 2 or three crimp beads and a jump ring to the wire.
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| Beading |
The crimp beads holds the beads/ fastener in wire from falling loosen. Bring it to about 2 inches of the end of wire. bend it little and slide again through the crimp beads. Now this end part has a loop and jump ring is there in the loop. Press the crimp beads in position with a flat nose plier. (Refer the Picture). Cut off excess wire.
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| Types of clasps |
We plan a floating necklace.
Slide one crimp bead again and a bead (poly clay or store bought) again 2 crimp beads.
ie each bead should place in between 2 crimp beads. Repeat the process until you satisfied.
Now we wanna arrange beads in an equal distance in the wire. This is not a completely beaded necklace, but in between beads the wire is visible in the gaps. But in a little distance the wire wouldn't be noticed so as to call it a floating or illusion necklace. Its desirable to leave about 2cms gap. Find wherever to staple beads. Note the places and press a crimp bead then bring the polymer clay bead as much as close to the pressed crimp followed by another crimp. This to pressed very closely to polymer clay beads. Then leave 2Centimeters gap press crimps both side of polymer bead. Repeat until you finish.
Again as we did at the beginning slide 2 or 3 crimp beads , one jump ring and close wire through crimps forming a loop. Cut off excess wire.
Its ready to attach a clasp now. Open the jump ring and attach clasp through the beading hole. Close it tight.
Note : when you open a jump ring use pliers. Always do open to side to side. (See the picture below)
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| See how to open a jump ring |
Here's some of my other designs;
I hope you will send me yours.....
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