Take it from expert jewelry maker Tammy Honaman, jumprings are a handy little jewelry finding for connecting components. Learn about the plated metal jumpring options available at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
Jewelry makers can find jump rings in a wide range of materials, sizes and shapes—each with their own benefits. This 11-video series with Tammy Honaman introduces you to the variety of jump rings available and why a jewelry designer would opt for one type over another.
Tammy explains the benefits of lightweight aluminum jump rings and the wide range of sizes and colors available at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
Brass jump rings come in a variety of gauges, sizes and colors, including bright electro-coated hues. Learn more about this popular connector.
Smooth or twisted, round or square, closed or open—copper jump rings showcase a range of diameters, gauges and finishes, including clear-coated or antiqued.
Learn all about gold-filled jump rings—including what gold-filled is—and details of the selection available at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
Add precious metal appeal to jewelry designs and chainmaille by learning all about karat gold jump rings. Fire Mountain Gems and Beads offers this connector in 10Kt yellow gold, 14Kt yellow gold and 14Kt white gold for fine jewelry making.
Anodized niobium jump rings are an ideal jewelry-making finding because they are naturally hypoallergenic. Tammy explains this metal as well as jump ring sizes and the anodized colors available at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
In this video, expert jewelry maker Tammy Honaman explains how oval jump rings are made and used—and which various materials, sizes and gauges oval jump rings are available in.
Hundreds of jump ring choices await the savvy jewelry maker seeking to make a connection: gold-, silver-, copper-, brass- and gunmetal-plated; 12 to 22 gauge; 3mm to 18mm; round or square wire; textured or smooth wire; polished, antiqued or electro-plated and so much more.
Great for connecting components to unisex chainmaille designs, this video covers the gauges, sizes and benefits of stainless steel jump rings.
You'll love the range of sterling silver jump rings available at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, from 4mm round made from square wire to 12mm triangles in round wire to 16mm textured rounds to jump ring mixes and assortments—and much, much more.
Learn how sterling silver-filled wire and jump rings are made, as well as the available selection of jump rings made from this jewelry wire. This popular alternative to sterling silver offers the look of true sterling at a price that's truly worthwhile.
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