Learn about wire wrapping for jewelry making and find video instructions, project tutorials and product recommendations from the Beadaholique design team. What is Wire Wrapping? In simple terms, wire wrapping is taking wire and wrapping it around itself and/or beads...
Preciosa nacre pearls are available in a wide variety of colors for jewelry making. Elevate your designs with this beautiful alternative to naturally occurring pearls from the world leader in Czech crystal. While traditional Czech pearls are made of glass beads...
Welcome to Beadaholique! If you're new to jewelry making, this should be your first stop before exploring our other techniques and guides, which include valuable "bead-ucation" resource pages such as Stringing 101, Bead Weaving 101 and more. Read on and...
Memory wire is a type of steel wire used in jewelry making that keeps its cold-forged shape. This characteristic helps keep wire designs in place after completion, making memory wire an excellent choice for quick and easy projects. Memory wire...
Preciosa crystal beads are available in a wide variety of colors and finishes for jewelry making. See at a glance all Preciosa crystal colors with their color charts below. Note: Not all colors may be available in all styles. If you...
A bead loom is a tool used to weave beads together. Beading looms all have the same basic design with weaving achieved by inserting the weft threads (side to side threads) over and under the stationary warp threads (up and...
Learn about using resin, an exciting and versatile medium, in your jewelry making with our free tutorials and instructional videos, then pick up some mixed media supplies and try this fun and rewarding technique yourself. Getting Started Working with Resin...
Understanding wire gauge (thickness) is important when buying craft wire or beading wire, or items made from wire such as jump rings, head pins, earring hooks, and other findings. When comparing gauges, the lower the gauge number, the thicker the...
Buttons are traditionally sewn onto clothing and other fabric as closures, decorative elements, or both. They often have two holes, but can also have just one or none at all, with a shank or loop attached to the back instead....
