Bead Stringing Resources

An Age-Old Craft with Modern Versatility

Stringing beads is a fundamental jewelry-making skill that unlocks endless design possibilities. Explore this versatile and timeless technique with our extensive bead stringing resources.

Crimp Covers are a great way to hide crimps for a professional finished look. See how expert jewelry maker and educator Tammy Honaman uses these findings to conceal crimps in jewelry designs.

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Accu-Flex® Beading Wire

Durable and flexible Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire has plenty of benefits. Learn about them in this jewelry-making product show-and-tell with Rose.

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Know Your Beading Wire

Learn to select the perfect beading wire to satisfy your needs. Key factors to consider are flexibility, resistance to kinking, strength and color.

How to Use a Bead Board

Make your designing life easier with bead boards. Learn the bead board types and how these tools are advantageous to the beginner as well as the high-producing professional.

A Dozen Ways to End a Necklace

Sometimes it's not easy to know how to end a necklace, especially when there are so many ways that you can start it. Well take a breath of relief, here are a dozen ways to help you.

Secrets to Bead Tips with Accu-Flex® Beading Wire

Bead tips can hide crimp beads and crimp covers in jewelry designs strung on Accu-Flex® and other beading wires. In this short tutorial, jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman demonstrates how to get this professional finish—or read the full step-by-step instructions below the video.

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5 Mistakes You Make When Stringing Jewelry and How to Avoid Them

Patti shares five common jewelry making mistakes including crimping incorrectly, not keeping enough wiggle room at the ends of stringing projects and more. Learn how to avoid these issues when making jewelry.

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Using an Intermittent Stringing Technique

Watch and learn how to use the sophisticated and simple intermittent stringing technique that showcases your beads by incorporating your beading wire into the design.

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Know Your Beading Thread

Which thread is suited to seed beading? What's best for pearls? Learn about jewelry-making thread from Beadalon® WildFire™ to TOHO BEADS® One-G™ and more.

Stringing and Jewelry-Making Fundamentals

Bead stringing is the backbone of many designs; the rest can be done with a few jewelry-making fundamentals. Learn the fundamentals you need to create your own jewelry lines.

How Many Beads per Strand?

Use this handy chart to determine the number of beads per strand according to bead size and strand length, which can vary from batch to batch.

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Featured Design Inspiration

Model showing wearing a long necklace made with gemstones

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Necklace strung with beading wire and matching earrings

Multi-Strand Gemstone Necklace and Earrings

Popular multi-strand necklace crafted with turquoise and coral, strung on durable leather cords, can be effortlessly recreated using the detailed step-by-step instructions provided. Additionally, matching earrings can be crafted with ease using the included instructions, ensuring a perfectly coordinated look.

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Helpful Technique: How to Open and Close Rings

Learn how to easily and correctly open and close jump rings and split rings in this video tutorial. This is a must watch when attaching charms.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Mother-of-pearl shell meets the dramatic flashes of Czech fire-polished glass for a striking necklace and earrings set that is just as at home on the seaside as the dance floor.

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Stretch Bracelet

Rock some sweet summer style! Shell beads give this bracelet beachy-keen vibes.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Go green (and gold) with this elegant Y-necklace that’s right on the money. Created by world-renowned designer Gulten Dye, this glass bead and crystal pearl creation includes full step-by-step instructions.

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Multi-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Elevate your style with the tousled turquoise hues of this multi-strand necklace and earring set.

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"Go Red" Bracelet

This "Go Red" bracelet features red hearts, sterling silver letters, and stunning Czech glass beads—perfect for raising awareness in women’s heart health.

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Bracelet

Antique gold-plated brass beads lend this ruby red bracelet a timeless allure. With transparent glass Czech druk beads complementing the rich gold tones of the round cutout beads, this bracelet epitomizes class and good taste.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Long tassel-style necklace in a rhythm of bronze and red patterned acrylic and metallic fire-polished beads. Small gold beads punctuate the design.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

The modest design of this necklace and earring set allows your own sense of style to speak for itself. Sterling silver beads and Crystal Passions® beads add a touch of glamour.

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Once you have mastered bead stringing and you're ready to take your jewelry-making skills to the next level, exploring wireworking is a natural progression. Wireworking involves shaping, wrapping, and connecting metal wires to create unique jewelry components like clasps, links, and decorative designs. This technique adds versatility to your repertoire, allowing you the freedom to craft more customized and intricate pieces.
Expand your jewelry-making skills and deepen your knowledge of wireworking.