Technique Series — Wire & Finishing Basics

In this basic wire and finishing Technique Series video, instructor Linda Augsburg shows you the basic skills you need to make jewelry.

Learn how to:

• Make both a plain and a wrapped loop
• Make a wrapped loop above a top-drilled bead
• Make both a paddle and a fancy head pin
• Open and close a jump ring
• Open a split ring
• Make both a flattened and a folded crimp
• Use crimp covers
• Work with bullion or French wire
• Cut or bend memory wire
• Attach folded crimp ends

This Jewelry Classes on Demand Technique Series download includes:

• A video showing demonstrations of each technique listed
• A downloadable PDF that includes written instructions and photos of each technique AND easy-to-follow instructions with photos for two projects so you can use your new skills right away.

The PDF included with this video features instructions for a necklace with matching earrings (techniques covered: wrapped loops, crimping, making wrapped loops above a top-drilled bead), plus a second easy-to-make necklace (techniques covered: plain loops, opening and closing a jump ring).

Jewelry Classes on Demand's Technique Series is brought to you by Bead&Button, BeadStyle, and Art Jewelry magazines. Each Technique Series video includes a downloadable PDF with written instructions and illustrations of the techniques demonstrated, as well as easy-to-follow instructions and photos of a project or projects. Download a Technique Series video now, and you’ll master the technique in no time, plus you'll have the video to refer to as you make new projects.

Linda Augsburg has been designing and making jewelry for 10 years. She’s spent her 20-year career helping would-be creative folks learn new skills so they can make their own fabulous jewelry, quilt, and craft projects. She is the senior editor of online content for Bead&Button, BeadStyle, and Art Jewelry magazines.