Beading for Beginners Jewelry Making
How to Open and Close Jump Rings
How to Open and Close Split Rings
Beading for Beginners Beading Basics! Learn two easy beading techniques: How to Open and
Close Jump Rings and Split Rings. Then, How to Make a Pendant with Jump Ring Bail!
Working With Jump Rings and Split Rings
You'll use jump rings to connect a bead unit's wire loop to another wire loop, mostly when making earrings.
They're also used to make chain maille jewelry, which is also known as jump ring jewelry.
Split rings are more secure. Use them to connect bracelet and necklace bead strands to clasps.
There's even a special tool, split ring pliers, to use to open split rings. Split rings are
basically a double jump ring.
Follow these simple step-by-step jewelry making instructions. You'll find yourself
properly opening jump rings and closing jump rings and opening split rings every time.
Let's begin another Beading for
Beginners Beading Basics lesson!
Tutorial Category: Beading Tutorials
Skill Level: Beginning Beading
Jewelry Making Supplies
jump rings
Jewelry Making Tools
two pair round nose pliers or two pair chain nose pliers
OR
one pair round nose pliers and one pair chain nose pliers
Beginner Jewelry Making Instructions
1. Gather supplies and tools.
2. Jump ring (open or unsoldered).
3. Using one pair chain nose pliers and one pair round nose pliers, pick an open jump ring. Make
sure the jaws of each pair of pliers is parallel to the opening of the jump ring.
4. Move one pair of pliers downward and one pair of pliers upward (north and south direction).
The jump ring opens without distorting its shape.
If you were going to connect it to another jump ring, clasp
or bead unit, this is when you would do it.
5. To close the jump ring, move each pair of pliers in the reverse
direction until you line up each side
of the ring with one another.
Beading for Beginners Tip:
Half hard sterling silver has spring to it. So,
when closing a jump ring, bring the two sides just past one another and then
reverse directions to line up each side.
6. Almost aligned jump ring opening.
7. Aligned jump ring opening. It takes a little practice, but you'll
get the hang of it soon enough!
8. Incorrect way to open a jump ring.
Always make sure your pliers are parallel to the
jump ring's opening, not perpendicular.
Jewelry Making Supplies
split rings
Jewelry Making Tools
one pair split ring pliers
1. Split ring.
2. Place the split ring between the pliers' jaws. Gently squeeze the pliers shut,
allowing the bent jaw to go between the double rings.
3. Place a bead unit into the split ring's opening.
4. Move the bead unit's connector ring into the opening until its
completely onto the split ring.
Oh yeah, you're really learning beading for beginners now! You're learning
how to make jewelry!
Are you thinking, "Opening and closing jump rings - Oh, so easy?"
You're right...
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