Beginners guide to beading

Beading is not a difficult task, in fact you can develop more ideas and enhance your creativity by doing it yourself at home. To start with beading, first you have to collect the pearls and the beads that you have to use while making the necklace. You have a wide variety of choices available for you to make an optimized selection.

After choosing the pearls and the beads, you will require a string to keep them designed together. You can use a thread, plastic line or a wire for this purpose. Beading wire would be the best option as it has more longevity as compared to the other materials.

Then you will need a clasp to fasten your necklace and hold it tightly and firmly in its place. There are beautiful large clasps available that are especially suitable if you are making a bracelet or you want to use the clasp as a centerpiece. The Lobster claw clasps are very popular among the beaders. These clasps are available at a reasonable rate and at the same time they can be fastened easily. They look wonderful with the turquoise beads, whether you are making a bracelet or a necklace out of it.

You will be also required to buy the simple metal rings or the jump rings that can be hooked separately to the lobster claw hooks. Use the crimp beads in the place of knots. Wherever you are using knots in the necklace or the bracelet, you can slip in a crimp bead there and then squeeze it with the help of the pliers. This will cover the knots and add to the beauty and finishing of your jewelry.

This was the basic guide for beading to help you start with. Once you get started, you will yourself invent novel and unique ideas to make your jewelry more attractive, more fabulous and more long lasting.

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