Product Overview
Introductory Jewelry-Making Class:
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Insertion 101
Goal:
Make one or more pairs of lightweight earrings. Materials may include but are not limited to seed beads, wooden beads, pearls, semi-precious stones, novelty materials, charms, fabric, jewelry wire, etc.
Techniques may include but are not limited to using the bead "insertion" method, use of memory wire to form frames, stranded wire with bead crimps, custom handmade dangles, etc.. Possible pieces include but are not limited to: fish hook, stud, hoop, teardrops, etc.
Materials:
All materials and tools needed to complete at least one piece of jewelry will be provided with additional materials available for purchase if interested.
Additional Materials Available for Purchase:
Chain
Seed Beads
Semi-precious stone beads
Pearls
Wire
Findings: jump rings, fasteners, ear wires
Individual Tools
Tool Kits
Miscellaneous embellishments
Skills:
- Jewelry measurement for earring shapes
- Use of differing wire cutters
- Use of differing pliers
- Use of differing jewelry findings such as jump rings, ear wires and chain.
- Bead insertion using two different types of wire, with and without jewelry adhesives
- Crimp bead placement and usage
Vocabulary:
- Findings
- Wire gauge
- side cutter
- flush cutter
- jump rings
- lobster claw faster
- ear wire
- types of chain
- seed beads
- semi-precious stones
- gems
- pearls
- glass beads
- stone beads
- nickel-free
- stainless steel
- silver-plated
- gold-plated
- other jewelry industry terms
Instructional Materials:
- Vocabulary used in the instruction
- Step-by-step directions
- Skill reels and videos as needed
- Beading Tools such as bead boards, mats, measuring tools, etc.
