Hughes - Jewelry Making: 33 Tips and Advices For Making Unique Earrings

Jewellery Making

33 Tips and Tricks For Making Unique Earrings

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Introduction

Becoming an earring designer is one of the most rewarding, affordable and fulfilling creative pursuits that almost anyone can do in the comfort of their own home.

Whether you are searching for a new stream of income, up-skilling, or are looking for ways to create beautiful and personalised gifts and accessories, earring design and construction can be as versatile as you are.

Brimming with 33 tips and tricks to sharpen your design skills, this handy guide will take you step-by-step through the foundations to get you on your way to building a dazzling empire.

So, read on and enjoy!

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Chapter 1 Getting Started

So, youve taken the plunge into earring design fabulous!

While most crafters enter the industry with some inclination as to what they want to design, there are times when it is difficult to get the creative juices flowing or to figure out where to start.

Here are some handy tips on getting started on your project.

1. Have the right tools

Having the right tools for the task ahead will ensure that your earrings are safe to wear, resistant to premature wear-and-tear and offer the highest finish.

Your toolbox should include:

• Round-nose pliers

• Wire-cutter

• Chain-nose pliers

• Crimper

• Flat-nosed pliers

• Scales that measure grams (optional)

Non-slippery surface to work on (e.g. silicone or linen mats)

1. Know the right materials to use

Material selection is often considered far more important than the eventual design of a piece; earrings that cause irritation will not be worn again.

Metal and material sensitivities are often caused by skin reactions to non-precious elements that exist within the final product; reactions can be exacerbated by diet, hormones and skin acidity.

Due to the nature of its extraction, precious metals that are available for jewellery making are rarely ever 100 per cent pure. Batches of gold and silver are measured for their purity level and sold to suit. This does not mean that impure gold or silver is worse, in fact, they adopt characteristics that make them easier to wear and use.

Silver

Pure Silver = purity rate of 100/100, this material is very soft

Sterling Silver = purity rate of 92.5/100, this material offers strength and flexibility. Commercial products made in Sterling Silver feature the stamp 925.

Gold

Pure Gold: 24 carat, this material has a very warm yellow appearance and is so soft it can be manipulated by hand.

Gold is then made available in the following purities:

• 22 carat (22 parts gold to 2 parts other)
• 18 carat (18 parts gold to 6 parts other)
• 14 carat (14 parts gold to 10 parts other)
• 9 carat (9 parts gold to 15 parts other): the strongest and most versatile gold product available; very few people will react to this alloy

Widths to use

22 Gauge: probably the thinnest recommendation to use, this width is suitable for fine earrings, but may need to be work-hardened to make it less flimsy.

21 Gauge: the most versatile width; this will fit most, if not all piercings and offers great versatility.

20 Gauge: thicker than the 21, this offers a little more sturdiness but may not slip easily into most piercings.