Making beads with your own hands is a very exciting activity.. It allows you to realize all your imagination, as well as acquire beautiful and unique jewelry. In addition, they can be a wonderful gift for loved ones. At the same time, almost anyone can learn how to make beads with their own hands.
Choosing material for future beads
Before you start making beads, you need to decide what materials to use. The main elements are:
- beads;
- cord;
- accessories.
It is important to understand that there are many options for everything on this list. Each master chooses what suits him best. Let's talk about the main points.
So, when choosing beads, the manufacturer focuses only on his own preferences, or, if this is custom work, based on the customer’s recommendations. Beads vary in size, shape, material and color. Their quantity required for the product is again determined by the master himself. For beginners, it’s best to start with simple materials: glass, fabric or even paper. Having become familiar with available materials, you can start using more expensive ones.
With the choice of cord, the situation is somewhat more complicated. This can be an ordinary thread, a fishing line, a nylon cord, or a lanka (a special fishing line with a metal insert). There are also more intricate options, for example, with a stretching thread. Here attention should be paid to the performance characteristics of the cord. As a rule, a strong and fairly thick cord is used so that the beads lie well on it. In this case, you need to observe the measure, because a thread that is too thick will be inconvenient when working (a lace folded in half should easily fit into the holes of the beads). In addition, the thread should not stretch under the weight of the beads or become thinner due to friction. It is also necessary that the cord be able to melt - this property will be needed directly when making beads.
The main accessories for beads include locks of various types and rings. The choice of size and material here is again in the hands of the master. For simple models, it is better to use affordable products (not even necessarily metal ones). Unique beads can also be decorated with precious metals. The number of locks and rings again remains at the discretion of the manufacturer.
In addition to materials, you will also need tools to assemble the jewelry. The main ones are the simplest things: small scissors, a lighter (matches) and a small piece of cord (for example, fishing line). Instead of fishing line, you can use a needle. Advanced manufacturers often use jewelry wire.
The more complex the model, the more additional tools (and sometimes materials) have to be used.
How to assemble beads with your own hands: step by step
There is a varied number of bead models. Let's focus on a simple (classical) model.
First you need to decide on the length of the product. To the resulting number you need to add 10–15 cm and double the amount. For example, if the length of the finished decoration is 50 cm, then the size of the cord will be 120-130 cm. The resulting thread must be folded in half and tied at the end. Now you can start assembling. The main stages are as follows:
1. Using a piece of fishing line (or a needle), the lace is pulled through the hole of the bead. A knot tied at the end holds the beads in place.
2. When all the beads are strung, a loop of cord is threaded through the ring of the lock, then the other end of the beads is pulled into the loop, which is tightened.
3. The tip of the cord is cut and then melted. This can be done either directly at the ring, or by first pulling the tip of the lace in the opposite direction through the last bead.
So, the classic beads are ready. It is important to understand that simple work is not necessarily cheap or tasteless and vice versa. You can create an unforgettable decoration from the simplest things. In addition, products created by the hands of a master will always be in price.
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