Famous Jewelry Collections: THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Thursday, June 30, 2011

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 04:04 AM PDT

Do you knit or know someone who does? If so check out Fiber Fool's tutorial on how to make shanked buttons from beads! It's a clever "cross-over craft" idea to use a bit of wire and beads from jewelry making to make the buttons for knitwear.

Needless to say, the shanked buttons could also be beaded dangles for jewelry making!Or make a whole bunch of them to string onto elastic beading cord to make a super easy bracelet!

She uses a 3-step looping pliers (see tutorial link below) which makes even double loops. If you try and do this with round nose pliers, one of the loops will be smaller than the other. Another option is to use small bail forming pliers.

More Tool Tutorials:

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For more tutorials check out my Jewelry Making Tips

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