Before making a beautiful DD, you must have a set of tools. How else can we start?
Basic tools:
Scissors: used to cut some thin wires. Ordinary scissors can't be used to cut steel rings (such as rings and gongs). ).
Round nose pliers: used for winding beautiful circles, generally used for 9-pin, T-pin, buckle and so on.
Needle-nosed pliers: It can be used to flatten positioning beads, straighten bent threads or needles, and of course there are other uses. This is waiting for you to practice slowly.
Tweezers: used to clamp some small accessories, especially when sticking diamonds or small things.
Scissors: used to cut thread and rope, etc.
Art knife: It's not absolutely necessary, but it's best to be prepared. Things like soft pottery can be reprocessed later, and can be adjusted at any time with a utility knife, which is more convenient to use when making.
Glue: If it is not sticky, it doesn't matter if you don't prepare it. Glue can be divided into AB glue, quick-drying glue and heat-sensitive glue.
Among them, AB glue is used to paste diamonds and the like, and the paste effect is better.
Quick-drying adhesives are generally used for auxiliary purposes. It is brittle after drying and is not suitable for sticking diamonds. The edge is white when it sticks. I usually use it as a primer.
Hot glue is suitable for sticking cloth. There is also a hot glue gun, which is used with hot glue. The adhesive tape can be heated by fire and reused, but it will make the glue black. Therefore, if the requirements are high, it is best to use a glue gun.
Beaded needle: used for beading, some threads are soft, so it will be more difficult to use them directly, so it is necessary to use beaded needles at this time.
Storage box: Strictly speaking, this should not be regarded as a tool, nor is it necessary. However, if you like to keep things in order, it is also good to have a few small accessories, so you don't have to look around when you need them.
All the tools are ready, so let's mix the materials.
Materials are divided into basic accessories, targeted basic accessories and characteristic accessories.
Basic accessories: Basic accessories refer to the most commonly used ones.
Single ring: it is also called O-ring and C-ring, but its use is the same, and there are many models, usually 4 mm and 6 mm, which play the role of connecting two accessories;
T-pin: Like his name, it's T-shaped, with a needle at one end and a flat at the other. It has many specifications. Commonly used lengths are 2.2 cm, 2.8 cm, 3.5 cm, the thickness is generally 0.7mm, and ultra-fine ones are also 0.4 mm, which are generally used at the bottom. Beads are strung on it and hung on the bottom of jewelry.
9 stitches: 9-shaped, with one round end and the other sharp end, with various specifications. Commonly used lengths are 2.2cm, 2.8cm and 3.5cm, and the thickness is generally 0.7mm, and ultra-fine ones are also 0.4 mm. Generally, after beads or other accessories are strung in the middle, the other end is also wound into a circle, and other accessories can be connected up and down.
Fishing line: a kind of transparent line, which is strong and not easy to break, but it needs special attention when knotting, because the surface of fishing line is smooth, and it is easier to loosen if the knot is not good. Generally suitable for accessories to wrap buttons and positioning beads. Fishing line is mainly used for pattern beading.
Elastic thread: the fish that escaped the net before. Elastic thread can be divided into fish elastic thread (also called crystal elastic thread) and ordinary elastic thread.
Elastic line of fishing line: completely transparent and round, similar to fishing line, but more elastic than fishing line. This elastic thread is average in elasticity, but it is not easy to break.
Ordinary elastic thread: solid color, flat, composed of many thin lines. Relatively speaking, this elastic thread has good elasticity, but because it is composed of many thin threads, it often rubs with beads for a long time and is easy to break, especially the strung crystals and glass.
Cotton thread: The cotton thread written here is the same type of thread including nylon, cotton thread, cotton thread and nylon thread. At present, this kind of thread is not widely used in beading, but it has its own unique side, which is irreplaceable by other threads. This kind of thread is soft and suitable for making beaded ornaments that need to show drape, but this effect is beyond the reach of elastic thread and fishing line.
Buckle: it plays a connecting role in jewelry and is generally used at the end of the whole jewelry. Commonly used in fishing lines, straight chains (without holes), ropes and other accessories, which need to be used with positioning beads or other beads.
Positioning beads: used for fixing the position, and can be used for buckles, wire clips and other accessories, and made into bracelets, necklaces, tassels and so on. Can also be used to fix beads in a certain position.
Targeted basic accessories: The so-called targeted basic accessories refer to the accessories that must be used under certain circumstances.
Earhook: used for earrings. Earhooks are also divided into many different styles, and besides ear hooks, there are earrings, ear frames and so on.
Earclip: Suitable for MM without pierced ears. Commonly used ear clips, ordinary ear clips, elastic ear clips and screw ear clips. Personally, I think the screw ear clip is easy to use, and the tightness can be adjusted freely without hurting my ears.
Hairpins: When making hairpins, there are generally two kinds of hairpins: single hairpins and double hairpins, but there are also many kinds of lengths. Don't forget to pay attention to the size when you buy it, lest you buy it wrong.
Chain: generally used for necklaces, bracelets, etc. Chains are divided into ordinary chains (lobster clasp, spring clasp, IQ, etc. ) and fancy chains (roses, bauhinia and other chains with special shapes and exquisite styles).
IQ deduction: It is specially marked here. This kind of buckle is generally used to make bracelets or waist chains, not necklaces.
Jietuo: Jietuo has various styles, which one depends on your own preferences. Generally, hot glue should be used when bonding the bracket and the decoration on it. Each has different uses, but it depends on practice.
Brooch clip: used to make brooches. Generally, hot glue should be used when bonding the bracket and the decoration on it.
Adjustment chain: used at the end of the chain to adjust the length of the chain. Generally, when adjusting chain is used to make the length of chain flexible, lobster clasp or spring clasp should be used.
Metal chain: used to make necklaces, bracelets, tassels, etc. Generally, the chain with holes can be used directly in a single ring, and the chain without holes needs to be used in conjunction with other supporting accessories.
Non-porous chain: wave chain, bead chain, gold chain, etc. The chain has no obvious hole, so it can't be directly used with single ring, 9-pin, T-pin, etc. (excluding pendants). For this type of chain, other accessories, such as wave chain and bead chain, need to be used when connecting with the chain buckle, which should be used in conjunction with the shell chain head, while the gold chain should be used in conjunction with the steel buckle, clip or buckle.
Perforated chain: O-ring chain, adjusting chain, 8-shaped chain, etc. This type of chain has obvious holes, which can be used to directly shape single-ring, 9-pin and T-pin chains, and can also hang some beads and trinkets.
General accessories: all kinds of beads, alloy accessories, metal accessories. Although these are not included in the necessary accessories, they are absolutely indispensable.
Featured accessories: Not essential, but with them, you can add features to your works.
These two lines have always been easily confused by many friends, so they are specially marked here. Dear friends, don't make any more mistakes.
Copper wire: it's soft, suitable for modeling, and it's also useful to fix things, but don't wind it too hard when using copper wire, or it will break.
Steel wire: Steel wire is hard in texture and is generally used to make bracelets, rings, collars, etc. It can also be patterned, but it is not as easy to master as copper wire. There are also great limitations when making patterns, so it can't be used to wrap things, because as long as the steel wire has no wrinkles, it will automatically bounce back as soon as it is bent.