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Beading Blog - thebroadroom.net: Rambles...
Rambles...
posted by Colleen Shirazi,
February 5, 2007
at 1:20 PM (Pacific)
I'm finding one of the "arts" of doing this sort of thing, is managing the costs of the materials.
Even since I've been doing it (last half of 2005), the materials have changed. Crimp covers were brand new back then (if you can find online pics of strung jewelry made before then, they don't have them). There was this pliers gizmo that was supposed to "make crimps look like beads," that worked only for certain kinds/sizes of crimps, then the covers came out.
Now it's all about wire thimbles/guardians, using better crimps...I finally used up the last of my base metal crimps and now I'm using sterling ones. mumbles... Yes, there is a difference. With the base metal ones, you have to squeeze them pretty hard, which is not the best thing for metal crimp or beading wire. The sterling ones are thicker, you bend them more slowly but not nearly as hard.
The jewelry making supply industry is its own industry...you really do have to shop around. The markup varies wildly, for the exact same items. There is a terrific range of quality too.Labels: beading notes
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