Workspace for Beaded Jewelry

Series Summary

Do you have an idea for a beautiful necklace design? From earrings and bracelets to single stranded and elaborate multi-stranded necklaces, creating your own jewelry is fun, easy to learn, and can even be done at home. All it takes is the desire to create, the willingness to learn, and finally practicing your newly acquired craft. Making your own jewelry is a fun way to express your creative fashion talents. Whether you want to work with beads, stones, gems, metals, hemp or any other material, the basic construction methods are fairly simple. Custom handmade jewelry also makes a fine gift for birthdays or holidays.

In this free video series, learn the basic supplies for beaded jewelry. Our expert, , shows you everything you need to know to begin your jewerly crafting hobby. Learn how to make a workspace for beaded jewelry projects. Also, get tips for picking wire, clasps, beads, and more. Learn how to use a beaded tray for necklaces. Also, learn how to make a memory wire bracelet. So, if you want something to truly complement your style, make it yourself! Learn the basics of beaded jewelry today.

Video Transcript

"In order to make jewelry, you're going to need a workspace. You need a table. You can use a desk, a table, even a TV tray or something like that, a big tray in your lap. I started out with a plate, but I soon realized that the beads roll around way too much. So, you can get a piece of cloth from the thrift store: velvet, velour, anything that's kind of fuzzy. It keeps the beads from rolling around. And you can put little piles of different colors on the cloth. The pillow, even though it's flat, they won't fall off. And also, I got this at a thrift store. You can use a bead cloth. This is a professional bead cloth, which you can get in the bead store. But if you don't have a bead store in your town or whatever, you can just get a piece of velvet, velour, or felt, something like that, and put it on your table. And you can work with that."