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.
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
…
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
…
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
…
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
…
11th Sep 2021
Peppermint Green Crystal Drop Necklace: Project Instructions
Peppermint green glass crystals set this necklace apart! This project involves tigertail, crimps, head pins and more - scroll on to find out more!
MATERIALS REQUIRED
12 6mm bicone glass crystals
13 8mm round faceted glass crystals
16 x 6mm strong jump rings
1 filigree circle toggle clasp
12 head pins
12 flower barrel leather drops
24 plain metal beads
2 filigree metal tubes
2 small crimps
1 x 30cm tigertail
2 x 10cm chain
TOOLS REQUIRED
Crimping Pliers
Wire Cutters
Twirly Wirlies
INSTRUCTION
…
27th Mar 2019