Easy Jewelry Beading Techniques for Beginners

Illustrated jewelry beading instructions are key to learning beading techniques. Here, find step by step instructions for beginner jewelry making techniques.

Beginner Jewelry Making Techniques

In this index, you'll find the beginner jewelry making techniques covered on this site.

For your convenience you may quick jump to a specific technique for making bead jewelry.

• Bead Stringing Techniques
• Wire Working Techniques
• Wire Wrapping Techniques
• Knotting

Bead Stringing Techniques

Stringing beads is the art of beading jewelry using beads and a variety of stringing material such as beading wire, bead cords, beading chain and a host of other materials.

In this section, you'll find individual beading techniques to easily complete bead stringing jewelry projects.

How to Use Bullion
Learn to use bullion, also known as French wire, to give a finished look to bracelet and necklace ends.

How to Use Choker Clamps
Learn to use choker clamps to finish necklace ends made with lace, ribbon or velvet...

How to Use Crimp Ends
Learn to use crimp ends to finish cord ends like leather, suede or ribbon...

How to Use Crimp Beads
Learn to use crimp beads to secure jewelry clasps to beading wire to finish necklace or bracelet ends...

How to Use Crimp Covers
Learn to cover folded crimps with crimp covers for a more finished look...

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Wire Working Techniques

Wire working is the art of twisting, bending and coaxing wire into jewelry. For beaded jewelry we add beads, making wire jewelry with beads.

How to Open and Close Jump Rings
Learn the correct way of opening jump rings and closing jump rings. Use this bead stringing for beginners technique to attach dangles to earrings, add decorative elements to designs and more...

How to Open Split Rings
Learn to opening split rings correctly. Use this bead stringing for beginners technique to attach bead units to one another, attach necklace extenders and more...

How to Make Simple or Plain Wire Loops and Double Ended Wire Loops
Jewelry Wire Working Techniques for Beginners...Learn to make single and double eye wire loops to connect to bead units or dangles to earring findings, bracelets and more...

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Wire Wrapping Techniques

How to Make a Wrapped Wire Loop Above a Bead
Wire Wrapping Jewelry Making Techniques for Beginners...Learn a basic wire wrapping technique to more securely attach dangles to all kinds of beaded jewelry...

How to Make a Double Ended Wrapped Wire Loop
Jewelry Wire Wrapping Technique for Beginners...Learn a basic wire wrapping technique to connect to bead units or to attach dangles to all kinds of beaded jewelry...

How to Wrap a Briolette with a Simple Wire Loop
Wire Wrapping Jewelry Making Techniques for Beginners...Method #1 Learn how to make a simple wrapped wire loop above a briolette bead...

How to Wrap a Briolette with a Wrapped Wire Loop
Wire Wrapping Jewelry Making Techniques for Beginners...Method #2 Learn how to make a wrapped wire loop above a briolette bead to more securely attach pendants to necklaces and to make wire wrapped earrings...

How to Wrap a Briolette Bead with a Long Tail Wire
Use this technique to decorate the top of a briolette bead or pendant bead.

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Knot Tying Instructions Coming Soon!

Knotting is the art of tying knots, decorative and functional, into jewelry. For beaded jewelry we add beads, as in stringing pearls. More beading techniques to explore!

How to Tie Beading Knots for Making Bead Jewelry
Learn to tie jewelry knots for stringing pearls, working with donut beads, making adjustable necklaces and more...

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