I have been making earing for about 6 months as i attended a 1 day induction class at my local womens centre. As it was only a 1day class i only have basic knowledge, and i was wondering if anyone has any must have tips. I also made the tiaras for my wedding last month so i have a little wire bending knowledge too.
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it sounds like you've been stringing.
Have you thought about getting some books
a good one is the beaders companion, it has a good selection of basic techiques
there are also some good american magazines, like bead and button, bead style and beadworks
you can get all of the above from www.mailorder-beads.co.uk
have a look on amazon as well or if you have a boarders near by they have a small but good selection
if you get the magazines they have step by step projects, if you fancy trying one it tells you how to do it.
this is how i lernt to make jewellery
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Fishing line is also called Monofilament or Illusion Cord, it's all the same, a plastic thread.
The wire you are talking may be tigertail. Some people use different terms for the same thing. I had a customer once asking for Illusion Wire, but she meant the fine Soft Flex wire which is ''posh'' tigertail - it took a few emails to understand what she wanted! :lol:
Tigertail is Nylon Coated wire and there are quite a few brands out there.
Using a book is a good way to see different techniques and you can adapt from there and see what technique/thread suits you.
I prefer to use tigertail for necklaces and stretch magic for bracelets. I don't wear earrings but I'd use tigertail too, I think.
I was given a very big jewellery making book for my birthday a couple of years ago.
BeaBead Shop, 91 Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0QB, Lancashire. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 11am-3pm.
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