Let's Learn About Beading Tools

Let's Learn About Beading Tools

How well do you know your tools? Let's look at some basics you should have in your  jewelry making supplies. We will look at some fundamentals and also some tools that can make you a more nuanced designer. Every toolkit should have some similarities. There are tools that everybody should have. You most certainly need a good pair of  cutters and a pair of  crimpin…
Making The Best Wrapped Loop Ever

Making The Best Wrapped Loop Ever

An Obsessive's Guide to the Wrapped Loop! A well-made wrapped loop is one of the most useful and common ways to make connections in jewelry work. Indeed, you will find at least one basic tutorial in almost every bead website, magazine, and book. It would seem then, given the abundance of instructions and simplicity of design, that every wrapped loop would be done with perfection, yet this is…