Free Beading Instructions
Explore over 200 free jewellery-making projects, including earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and more. Learn a variety of techniques like stringing, wirework, and kumihimo with easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorials. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced crafter, you'll find inspiration for every occasion—including festive Christmas projects—to create beautiful handmade jewellery.
Green 3 Strand Necklace: Project Instructions
Create a stunning three-strand necklace featuring deep green twisted glass beads, bronze colored metal findings, and filigree elements. This project is perfect for jewellery makers who love working with tigertail wire, crimps, bead caps, decorative metal beads, and layered designs. Follow our step-by-step instructions to craft your own multi-strand statement necklace—a sophisticated addition to any jewellery collection!
MATERIALS REQUIRED
50 small star bead caps
25 deep green 10mm twisted
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10th Mar 2025
Simple Cube Floating Necklace: Project Instructions
Create a stunning floating bead necklace with this easy-to-follow beading pattern! Using cube glass beads, seed beads, and star bead caps, you’ll craft a delicate, stylish piece with evenly spaced floating bead clusters. Perfect for beginners and experienced beaders alike, this project allows you to experiment with colours to create a truly unique design.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
50cm tigertail wire
1 x parrot clasp
1 x tag end
12 x crimp beads
20 x 8/0 glass seed beads
10 x 5mm cube glass bead
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25th Feb 2025
Frothy Purple Glass Pearl Necklace: Project Instructions
Though it looks complicated, this beautiful and elegant frothy necklace is surprisingly easy to put together. Featuring a mix of purple themed glass pearls, it involves turning loops and joining components. Follow our easy instructions to make this necklace.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
18 x 6mm royal purple glass pearl beads
18 x 8mm royal purple glass pearl beads
18 x 12mm royal purple glass pearl beads
18 x 6mm lavender glass pearl beads
18 x 12mm lavender glass pearl beads
18 x 10mm light purple glas
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1st Feb 2025
Simple Aqua Floating Necklace: Project Instructions
Our twisted flat oval beads come in a few different colours - in this necklace, we've used the aqua colour. Great for beginners, this project works with crimps and tigertail to create a simple floating necklace.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
50cm tigertail
9 twisted flat oval beads
1 parrot clasp
18 small crimps
4 x 6mm strong jump rings
20 x 3mm plain metal beads
2 filigree metal beads
TOOLS REQUIRED
Crimping Pliers
Wire Cutters
INSTRUCTIONS
Thread one end of the tigertail through a small crimp, a sma
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1st Feb 2025
Seed Bead Necklace: Project Instructions
Create this fun necklace made using size 6 seed beads and cute feature beads.MATERIALS REQUIRED
150 size 6/0 seed beads (3-4mm)1- 3 feature beads2 x small tube crimps60cm of tigertail1 x clasp2 x 6mm strong jump ringsTOOLS REQUIRED
2 x Crimping Pliers (or 1 x crimping pliers and one jump ring tool)Wire CuttersINSTRUCTIONSTake the piece of tigertail and thread through a small crimp, then through a jump ring and back through the crimp, pull up tightly and squish down. Cut off any excess tigertai
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11th Sep 2021