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Glass Beads

Dharmesh 03/05/2023 0

Glass Beads can be used in a variety of jewellery and beading projects from creating necklaces, Bracelets and earrings to sewing on fabric, clothes and accessories. They are available in a wide range of sizes, colours, patterns, finishes and also vary in the technique in which they are created. The most popular technique for creating Fancy Glass Beads is still the traditional lampworking technique where coloured glass rods are heated and wrapped by hand around a mandrel then left to cool before ...

A Wire Wrapping Journey

Sarah 19/07/2021 0

Wire wrapping is one of the oldest forms of jewellery making and examples can be seen right back to 1446 BC. The likes of the Egyptians used the technique in their decorations and elements can be found in ancient tombs belonging to Pharaohs Our very own in house designer and self confessed wire-geek Claire has been dabbling in wire wrapping for the last 4 years. She saw a necklace and thought to herself “i want to know how to make that” and that was where her journey began. She ordered some craf...

Beading Needles | Beads Jar UK

17/04/2018 0

So, we get quite a few questions from beaders and readers about Needles and what they are. Unfortunately there isn't much information out there on the needles themselves, and in some cases even less in regards of which are best for what project. So today's Blog we will look through some of the most popular needles that you can purchase from ourselves and across the internet, what makes them good for what project and most importantly Sizes compared to your Seed beads. So grab your tea, put your ...

Easter Celebrations!

21/03/2018 0

Easter. It's a word drives fear into the heart of any parent, as their children slowly demolish their small mountain of chocolate eggs, bunnies, chickens and other Easter shaped treats. Soon children around the country will be bouncing of the walls and screeching until they finally crash out, with hundreds of wrappers, ribbons and plastic eggs surrounding them. But for many adults who aren’t enticed by the chocolate and confections of the day we have some more meaningful alternatives for some Ea...

Introduction to Beading for beginners