The beading basic guide is a great refernce tool for beading enthusiasts to learn or recap how to use crimps, head pins, eye pins and jump rings.
| |  | Head Pins are basically straight lengths of wire with a flat pinhead on one end. They are availiavble in 2 thicknesses either thick or thin, plus in various lengths 20mm to 100mm. We recommend using 40mm - 51mm for standard drops & 76mm for longer drops are ideal. Available in Plated Gold Silver Nickel & Black. Also Sterling Silver & Gold crt. Primarily used for ear ring drops, yet also can be used to create drops for bracelets, necklaces pendants.
| | |  | Eye Pins are similar to head pins, eye pins have a round loop at the end instead of a head. Eye Pins are available in the same lengths & sizes as head pins. By making a loop at the other end of the eye pin you have created a connector. Also can be used as described above.
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| |  | Jump Rings are round or oval wire rings used to join and attach. They come soldered or nonsoldered & in sizes from 2mm - 12mm in diameter. Used to connect drops to ear ring components, necklaces, bracelets & pendants. The ideal size is 3mm - 6mm, being available in gold or silver plating, nickel, black nickel & brass.
|  | How to open Jump Rings - NEVER JUST PULL APART, this weakens the link. Use two chain-nose pliers, placing either side of the opening. |  | Twist the jump ring apart. This is easily done by drawing one set of pliers towards you & the other set of pliers away from you. |  | With jump ring open you now add your drop or make your connection. To close the jump ring you simply do the reverse of the above in how you opened the jump ring. Use the two set of pliers. | | |  | Crimps are used with soft, supple beading wire. They are not recommended for use with nylon or silk twisted cord, as they may cut the cord. The ideal size is 2mm in diameter & they are available in gold & silver plating, nickel & black nickel. There are different size crimps on the market, with ones being specific for multi strand crimping.
|  | How to crimp - Once you had created your design or before you create you are able to do your crimping. Thread crimp, then clasp. Bending your wire back through the crimp ensure you have at least a 2cm tail for theading back though beads behind the crip. |  | Once you have completed, then you need to flatten the crimp to lock it in place. This can be done using chain nose pliers or crimping pliers. |  | For added strength, more then one crimp can be used. Simply add a bead & then crimp, repeating the above to flatten the crimp. |
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