Getting started with Jewellery Making

Here we’ve gathered several resources you may find handy if you’re thinking about getting started with jewellery making.

We have a helpful “How To” leaflet that you can view or download here.

The Bead Shop Nottingham how to make jewellery leaflet

This is one of our most useful videos and shows you how to make a simple necklace, including adding a clasp to your beading wire:

A lot of people’s first jewellery making projects are elasticated bracelets, which are great fun to make. This video shows you how to tie knots in Stretch Magic:

We also have a great tutorial showing how to make your own earrings:

If you’re looking for more jewellery making projects, why not check out our range of kits. We also have lots more jewellery making tips and projects on our YouTube channel, which is helpful for getting started with jewellery making.

If you’re looking for more beading-related projects and ideas, you might find our blog post “ Where to start your beading journey ” very helpful.

Where to start your beading journey blog post

We also offer a wide range of jewellery making workshops in our workshop room above our city centre shop. They range from beginner jewellery making to silversmithing and beading. We also offer private workshops for small groups and one-to-one tuition.

You can find out more on our workshop page here.

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