Jewelry Making For Beginners: Beading Techniques & Stitches #1

In this beginner's jewelry making class, you will learn the basic and essential jewelry making techniques to make 3 types of beaded jewelry. In the bead and wire section, you will learn how to work with jewelry wires, metal frames, chains and findings, including making bead links, wire wrapping and connecting different jewelry components.

During the bead stringing section, you will learn how to string beads with different stringing materials, different ways to do crimping, make elastic bracelets and floating bead necklaces.

In the bead weaving sections, I’ll guide you through the process of how to make beaded jewelry with basic bead weaving stitches and their variations.

All the materials and tools information is in the PDF file of this course( you will see it in the Projects & Resources section below the class videos)

New projects and lectures will be added to keep this course updated.

• Course Introduction
• Tools and Materials: Beading Mat, Beads and Frames
• Tools and Materials: Jewelry Wire
• Tools and Materials: Jewelry Pliers
• Tools and Materials: Findings and Chain
• Make Earrings with Jump Rings and Metal Frames
• Bead and Wire: Make Bead Link with Open Loops
• Bead and Wire: Make a Simple Necklace with Pearl Link
• Bead and Wire: Make Earrings with Pearl Links and Frames
• Bead and Wire: Pearl Cluster Necklace with Head Pins
• Bead and Wire: How to Make Wire Wrapped Bead Link
• Bead and Wire: Wire Wrapped Bracelet
• Bead Stringing: Stringing Materials
• Bead Stringing: Stringing Tools
• Bead Stringing: Make a Bead Bracelet with Beading Wire
• Bead Stringing: Make an Elastic Bracelet in Two Ways
• Bead Stringing: Floating Bead Necklace with Beading Wire
• Bead Stringing: Size of Crimp Beads/Tubes
• Bead Stringing: Two-Strand Floating Bead Necklace with Nylon Cord
• Bead Weaving: Introduce FireLine
• Bead Weaving: Right Angle Weave- Make Right Angle Weave Bracelet
• Bead Weaving: Cross Weave (Two Needle Right Angle Weave)
• Bead Weaving: Cross Weave-Make a Pearl and Crystal Beaded Bracelet
• Bead Weaving: Ladder Stitch-How to Do Ladder Stitch
• Bead Weaving: Ladder Stitch-Make a Classic Beaded Ring with Ladder Stitch
• Bead Weaving: Beaded Flower-Make a Classic Daisy Chain Bracelet
• Bead Weaving: Beaded Flower-Make a Daisy Ring and A Matching Bracelet
• Bead Weaving: Beaded Flower-Make a Pearl and Crystal Halo Ring
• Bead Weaving: Beaded Flower-Make a Flower Pendant with Necklace
• Conclusion