Jewellery Making Hints & Tips
This page will be added to over time. Please let me know if you have any useful Jewellery Making tips we can pass on.
Making Loops
Making loops
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Using round-nose pliers bend the wire to a 90-degree angle.
Trim to 1/2 inch.
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Step 2
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Grip the tip of the wire with the end of the round-nose pliers, leaving very little wire peaking through the barrels of the pliers.
Bend the end back to begin to create the loop.
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Step 3
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Rotate your wrist away from your body, while using the tip of your thumb on the other hand to push on the wire below the pliers, forming a loop. The placement of your thumb will help keep the angle sharp and the loop circular using the roundness of the pliers.
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Step 4
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Make any other adjustments to ensure the loop is centered.
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How to Finish Memory Wire Ends
For memory wire, use super glue or jewellery cement to glue your end caps to each exposed end of the wire to hold the beads in place.
If you don't have end caps, you can simply fold the ends of the memory wire over to hold the beads in place.The loop will stop the beads from sliding off the ends, and if you like you can also attach a decorative dangle bead to give a more finished look.
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Seed Bead Sizes
The information provided should be used only as a guide as the size of individual beads can vary.
| Seed Bead |
Size (mm) |
Size (inches) |
| 6/0 |
3.7mm |
0.145 inches |
| 7/0 |
3.4 mm |
0.134 inches |
| 8/0 |
3.0 mm |
0.118 inches |
| 9/0 |
2.6 mm |
0.102 inches |
| 10/0 |
2.3 mm |
0.091 inches |
| 11/0 |
2.2 mm |
0.087 inches |
| 12/0 |
1.9 mm |
0.074 inches |
| 14/0 |
1.6 mm |
0.063 inches |
| 15/0 |
1.5 mm |
0.059 inches |
Useful guide to the approximate number of beads for various lengths excluding any clasps.
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Beads Per Inch
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Bead Size (mm)
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1"
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4"
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16"
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20"
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24"
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28"
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32"
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4
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6.35
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25.4
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102
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127
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153
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178
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204
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6
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4.23
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16.9
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68
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84
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101
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118
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136
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8
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3.17
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12.68
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51
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64
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76
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89
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102
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10
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2.54
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10.16
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41
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51
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61
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71
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81
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12
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2.11
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8.44
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34
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42
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51
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59
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68
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14
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1.81
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7.24
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29
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36
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43
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50
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58
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16
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1.58
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6.32
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25
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32
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38
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44
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51
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18
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1.41
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5.64
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23
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28
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34
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39
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45
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If your wire, cord or elastic wears and snaps try wire guards.
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