The Jewelry Basics: Findings for a perfect piece of work
To catch up with the reality, i gave up my interest. To pursue the needs in reality, i put a pause to my real-life. Once in a while, i looked back and i asked: "Is it really worth my while for all these?", "Are these the things that i should sought after?", "Will all that I've done bring back what i really wanted?". I pondered and I wondered, but I shall strive and prove that... yes, it is worth it, and i'm on the right track. I've not given up my interest and love, postings will be done once researches have been done and found out. Do stay tune for more information...Findings help each piece hang correctly and should be the right size for your jewelry; if they are in proportion to the materials for your jewelry, they will help balance the overall design.
- JUMP RINGS are circular or oval metal rings that are not completely joined together. They come in a variety of sizes & thicknesses to suit all kinds of jewelry projects. Use them to link two findings together.
CLASPS usually consist of two pieces, attached to each end of the necklace or bracelet. They come in an assortment of designs, sizes & colors (including the screw clasps, spring rings, barrel clasps & S-clasps. You can also buy decorative two-part clasps that have preformed holes for more than one thread. Choose a style / design that suits your jewelry best.
HEAD PINS/T-PINS and EYE-PINS are wire pins that come in various lengths to link beads to each other or to a necklace / bracelet / earring chain. A headpin, which has a flat head at one end like a blunt dressmaker's pin, is particularly useful for making pendant drops and charms. Eye-pins have a preformed loop at one end and are most often used to link together beads or findings.
CULOTTE CRIMPS conceal & secure knots at both ends of a necklace / bracelet. They help make a finished jewelry polished. Culotte crimps come in different sizes to suit the thread you are using & in slightly different styles.
The most important findings are jump rings, calotte crimps, crimp beads, head / eye-pins, jeweler's wire, clasps, spacers & beadcaps. These may all sound rather strange to you now but by the time you have worked through jewelry projects, they will be much more familiar to you.
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