Diamonds
No other gemstone lights the imagination and captures the heart more so than the diamond. Born of fire deep within the earth, diamond has for centuries ... Read More...
Experience Watchmaking & Jewelry Repair
Esslinger Staff
What Type of Wire Do I Use For My Beading?
Don’t get overwhelmed by all the choices of bead wire that are available to you before you to begin a piece of jewelry or any bead project. Below is a list of... Read More...
What Tools Do I Need to Make Beaded Jewelry?
It’s very common for beginning beaders to want to know what tools they’ll need to have and which they can do without when they first get started. This h... Read More...
Using Crimp Bead Covers
Instead of fighting with tying knots in your bead cord, and constantly wondering if they'll stay tied, you can use a hand crimp bead to hold the ends of... Read More...
How to Use Bead Stoppers
After spending hours on a bead stringing project, have you ever had the "pleasure" of chasing after spilled beads? Your precious time goes to waste all becaus... Read More...
How to Restring Beaded Jewelry
When it comes to stringing or restringing a necklace or bracelet, there are many techniques that you can use. Below is one of the simplest and will work wit... Read More...
How to Make a Simple Single Wire Loop Dangle
If you want to create a bead dangle with only one simple loop, we recommend using wires with head pins at the ends. The head pins will keep the bead fro... Read More...
How to Make a Simple Double Wire Loop
When making bead jewelry you may encounter a pattern that requires you to make a simple wire loop, or you may find that the bead you plan to use has the... Read More...
Wire Size Chart
Wire Size Chart
**Remember that this is a close approximation. Screen resolution and monito... Read More...
Wire Gauges and Tempers
Wire Gauges: In reference to wire gauge sizes, the larger the number, the smaller the diameter of the wire. The most commonly used sizes for wire wrapping ar... Read More...
Types of Bead Cord
Silk Bead Cord is used for beads with smaller holes such as freshwater pearls and beads under 5 mm. Add a designer look by using our Tri-Cord knotter and plac... Read More...
Seed Bead Sizing
Seed beads are sized in aughts, which are different than millimeters. The most popular school of thought of the sizing of seed beads states that the s... Read More...
Inch to Millimeter Conversion Chart
**Remember that this is a close approximation. Screen resolution and monitor size will affect how you view the chart... Read More...
Beads Per Inch
Did you know that it’s easy to predict how many beads you’ll need to make a piece of beaded jewelry? Once you know the size of the beads you’ll be usi... Read More...
Bead Crimping Instructions
When you are making beaded jewelry, instead of fighting with tying knots in your bead cord, and constantly wondering if they'll stay tied, you can use a h... Read More...
Grecian Industries that are Succeeding
Greece now reports 224 officially registered pawnshops. 90% of them have opened in the last year. What's the story?
It's actually quite famil... Read More...
