Beadwork and Jewelry Making Department
Needlepointers.com's Beadwork & Jewelry department, will teach you the basics as well as advanced techniques and provides tutorials, free projects & tips.
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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Book - Button Lover Jewelry
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This video shows the new Diamond Art Kits that are sold by Leisure Arts and other manufacturers. We give our thoughts on these kits and tips for doing the kits
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How to make a gorgeous Christmas ornament with bead garland and plastic ornament. A great holiday craft ideas for kids.
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Paracord bracelets are a fun knotting project and decorative. Learn how to make a paracord bracelet with beads with our tutorial.
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Laura Beth Love25 Timeless Designs Using Soldering, Beading, Wire Wrapping and More
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1 Year, 6 issues - Bead & Button Magazine offers innovative jewelry designs and step-by-step instructions.
New Stuff
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Use this calculator to figure out how many beads and how much string you will need to complete your project.
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Bead Bee
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How much do I need for a vase or bowl? These calculators will help.
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Soil Moist
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Type of beads, surface finishes, stone names and more useful beadwork information.
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Global Beads
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A chart that lists individual bead size (in millimeters), strand lengths (in inches), and the approximate number of beads that will fit on the strand.
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Dummies
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A chart with the approximate number of beads needed to make a beading project.
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Global Beads
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These charts and illustrations offer at-a-glance information from accurately identifying the number of beads available on each strand to how many beads it will take to create necklaces of varying lengths.
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Fire Mountain Gems
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How many 6mm pony beads are needed to make a bracelet? Use this calculator.
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Pony Bead Store
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Calculate how many kilos you need to purchase based on the specific seed bead size and number of beads you need.
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Harman Beads
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How many pieces or grams of seed beads are in a hank? Simply use this handy calculator to find out.
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Kraftika
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See what a range of necklace sizes look like, get standards for bracelets and anklets, and find out how many beads you’ll need to achieve them with these charts and information blocks.
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Fire Mountain Gems