Monday, December 31, 2012

Resources Essential For Beadwork

By Eddie Dean


As you know, every hobby that we do requires some type of materials and tools required to accomplish that activity. In this instance, we will take a look at the most useful resources that are needed for the beadwork hobby, irrespective if you do it for fun or as a small business.

Round Nose Pliers

Round nose pliers are a big requirement when it comes to beadwork. This is the most often used tool in this activity and you will need to make sure that you always have one on hand. The round nose pliers are utilized for bending the wires and making loops. Although there are round nose pliers in the hardware shops, there are some that are specifically made for jewelry making and will be much better in the long run since they are long lasting and are the actual thing that you need for your bead crafting projects.

Flat Nose Pliers

The flat nose pliers also known as chain nose pliers is also probably the most frequently used tools. They can be used for mostly anything that you'll require as well as holding your pieces together and opening your chain links. These chain nose pliers are extremely thin at the tip and can get into just about any tight space.

Scissors

Certainly our handy dandy scissors will be employed for every beading project to cut the wire and anything that needs cutting.

Awl

An awl is an extremely popular beading tool that is used for knotting and makes it so much easier for you to make knots on your jewelry pieces.

Tweezers

Though tweezers are not a big necessity when it comes to beadwork, it will surely make your task incredibly easier. You can use the tweezers to pick up the real tiny beads that you may be using for your projects.

All the tools that are in the list above are the most frequently used tools. With the beading craft, you will not have to have an enormous amount of tools, but it is essential that the tools that you employ are of high quality and will last a long while. It's always best to make investments into a good quality tool that is made for beading and jewelry making than going to a hardware store and purchasing normal working tools. These resources will not be as powerful as the actual beading tools.




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