How To Use Cord Coils
Cord coil ends are an easy and quick way to securely close a cord necklace.
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Essential Resources
How to Use the Wire Twister
For round wire, fold it in half and place the looped end over a nail or in a bench vise to anchor it. For square wire, use a single strand and secure one end in the vise.
How to use Bezelite and Bezelite-Style Settings
Bezelite settings give a great professional look to your faceted stones. They come in sterling silver, gold-filled and "vermeil", in earrings and pendant findings.
Setting a Cabochon with a Bezel Pusher and Burnisher
Learn the art of setting cabochons with precision using our high-quality bezel pusher and burnisher tools.
How to Use a Wire Donut Bail
Turn a gemstone or glass donut into an eye-catching pendant with donut bails.
Using Split Ring Pliers
Split ring pliers make it a snap to use sometimes-challenging split rings. Watch as jewelry designer Arbel demonstrates how to use this handy tool.
How to Use Glue-on Bails
A drop of glue is all you need to turn flat-backed components into attractive pendants and drops. Jewelry-making expert Tom walks you through the process.
How to Make a Briolette Wrapped Loop
Not sure how to incorporate briolettes into jewelry? This instructional video shows how to add a loop to briolettes for use in any design.
How To Use a Wide Eye Needle™
Learn all about the Wide-Eye Needle™ with jewelry expert Tom Triplett in this video and guide. Discover the remarkable features of these flexible yet strong needles, designed to accommodate various thread types and bead sizes.
Setting a Cabochon with a Bezel Roller and Burnisher
Setting a cabochon into a bezel setting can be difficult to do without warping the bezel. Let jewelry designer-artist Tammy Honaman show you how to get fantastic results in this instructional video.
Filigree Clasp
A clasp with an open, filigreed surface, like a metallic lace. Can include Box Clasp and Fishhook Clasp styles.
Karat
Discover the essence of gold fineness through its standard measure—the karat.
How to Use Bead Cones
Cones are a great, professional way to end multi-strand designs. This video shows how to utilize them in your jewelry creations.
How to Use Molding Compound
Want to make replicas of some of your unique stations or duplicate hard-to-find vintage buttons.? Learn how to use molding compound to recreate even fragile items.
How to Set Up a Beading Loom
Not sure how to set up the threads on a loom for weaving? In-house jewelry designer Rose shows you just how easy setting up a loom--or warping--can be.
How to Make a Right-Angle Weave
A versatile stitch for jewelry makers, right-angle weave can be used with seed beads, crystals and more. Learn this stitch with these step-by-step instructions.
How to Make Jewelry Findings with Wire
In this video, you'll learn how to make your own ear wires, jump rings, head pins, eye pins, clasps, bails and more.
How to Use Easy Cast® Resin for DIY Jewelry Making
Join Patti as she shows you how to create custom pendants with resin and other crafty supplies.
How to Create a Ladder Stitch
This set of instructions--complete with animated visuals--explains the single-needle ladder stitch process in a simple, understandable way.
How To Crimp a Crimp Bead/Crimp Tube
Crimp beads are a vital finding in many jewelry designs. Learn how to properly use them with crimping pliers in this instructional guide and video.
How to Create Tassels
Tassels are all the rage in jewelry and accessories. Learn how to create your own custom tassels with the Beadalon® tassel maker and threading of your choice.
Stitching and Wire-Working Techniques
This informative resource contains videos and illustrated instructions on several stitching basics, including loom work, ladder stitch, herringbone stitch and more.
Accu-Flex® Beading Wire
Durable and flexible Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire has plenty of benefits. Learn about them in this jewelry-making product show-and-tell with Rose.
Make Two Styles of Christmas Tree Earrings
In this video, you'll learn how the same Celestial Crystal® Christmas tree drops can be used to create two different earring designs.
Bracelet
Classic rose-gold hues form an elaborate lattice framed by regal burgundy and purple for a bracelet that is as intricate as it is breathtaking.
Freshwater Pearl
Pearls created by a farmer, who inserts a "seed" of mother-of-pearl into a freshwater oyster. The pearl oyster will coat the seed with nacre, creating a pearl.
Bail
A metal loop that is used to attach a chain or cord to a pendant.
Knapping
(the ''K'' is silent) The art of cleaving and shaping an object by chipping one stone against another hard object.
Zinc
Zinc is a pure metallic element commonly used in metal jewelry components. Zinc is found in alloys such as brass or used as an anti-corrosion coating.
Zebra Wire
Delve into the world of Zebra Wire™ copper wire, exploring its production, applications, varieties and gain insights into its maintenance and care.
Zodiac
Discover the history of the signs of the zodiac in this informative EncycloBEADia® entry.
Eyepin
A length of wire, usually straight, with a pre-formed simple loop at one end.
Eye Beads
Decorated to resemble an eye, these beads date back to antiquity and have symbolic meanings. Often used in amulets.
Oxidization
The process by which the outermost layer of metal changes in color and consistency due to exposure to oxygen, creating a Patina.
Wire-Wrapping Pliers
A pair of pliers with designed with a stepped round tip, in order to make consistent 4mm, 6mm and 8mm loops or jumprings.
Wire Guardian
A horseshoe-shaped loop of metal used to protect beading wire, thread or cord from fraying through contact with metal components such as clasps or links.
White Metal
Alloys with heavy tin or lead content, such as pewter. Also called Britannia metal or tin plate. One of the most commonly used metals in costume jewelry.
Vitrail
Vitrail is a translucent color-coating effect that is vacuum- sealed onto the reverse side of glass and crystal beads, creating a kaleidoscope of color.
Venetian Bead
A glass bead in the style of the glass artists of Venice. Venetian glass beads are famous for their color, craftsmanship and quality. Also called Murano glass.
Twister Clasp
A hinged clasp which is hooked through each end of a continuous necklace, or opera-length pearl strand, changing it into a twisted choker necklace.
Torsade
A popular choker-type, multi-strand necklace in which the strands twist around each other.
Torpedo Clasp
A low-profile clasp with a threaded closure, which is twisted or screwed to open and to close. See also Bead, Barrel and Screw Clasp styles.
How to Bead a Daisy Chain Stitch
Follow along with Rose in this step-by-step video as she teaches the daisy chain seed bead stitch that is perfect for creating cute DIY bracelets and necklaces. This fun, beading technique is a must-try!
Terminator
Bond to one end of a flat bulk chain to create a jumpring attachment.
Tempering
A heat treatment used for metals and glass. Tempering is used to toughen steel and change the breakage effect in glass.
Tailored Jewelry
Jewelry constructed entirely of metal and without stones. Introduced by Alfred Phillippe, who drew for Trifari.
Tin
A pure metallic element, listed on the periodic table as Sn (an abbreviation of Stannum, which is Latin for tin). Tin resists oxidization and corrosion, so it is commonly used in metal jewelry components. It is found in alloys such as bronze or genuine pewter. Tin is also used as an anti-corrosion coating over steel, in solder and in some batteries.
Bakelite
The trademarked name for synthetic resins and plastics developed by a US chemist. Jewelry pieces made of Bakelite were extremely popular in the US in the 1930s.