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BeginnersJewellery Making Glossary

Jewellery Making Glossary

A handy guide to everything from jump rings, silversmithing, tools to techniques Accent gold - An extra special product that allows you to add accents of 24K gold to your metal clay, fine si...

BeginnersEasy Ways To Customise Hoop Earrings

Easy Ways To Customise Hoop Earrings

Hoop earrings are a staple in many people's jewellery collections and the best thing about them is that they are so easy to customise yourself, even if you have no jewellery making expe...

BeginnersWhat Are Parallel Pliers For Jewellery Making?

What Are Parallel Pliers For Jewellery Making?

At Kernowcraft, we have introduced two new pliers to our collection! We share with you why we love using parallel pliers for ensuring a strong grip, precision and a professional finish. You'...

BeginnersChoosing Glue For Jewellery Making & Top Tips

Choosing Glue For Jewellery Making & Top Tips

Choosing glue for your jewellery making project can seem like a tricky task as a beginner and is a query we get asked a lot. So we have two recommendations we want to share with you below, where...

BeginnersHow To Tighten & Loosen Earring Backs

How To Tighten & Loosen Earring Backs

It can be frustrating when you buy or make new earstuds and the earring backs/butterfly scrolls are too tight or too loose. Don't worry because this can be easily fixed! Watch our quick...

BeginnersHow To Start Jewellery Making

How To Start Jewellery Making

Jewellery making is such an exciting hobby and once you have practised the techniques, the design possibilities are endless! When getting started, everything can seem overwhelming - from lea...

BeginnersEverything You Need To Repair Broken Jewellery At Home

Everything You Need To Repair Broken Jewellery At Home

If you haven't got any jewellery making experience, the thought of fixing your jewellery may seem daunting, but we can assure you that it's much easier than you may think. We look at how to fix ...

BeginnersHow To Make Your Own Balled Head Pins For Earrings

How To Make Your Own Balled Head Pins For Earrings

In this tutorial, Kim Thomson shows you how to make simple balled head pins using sterling silver round wire and a gas torch. This is a really simple technique and is great for using wh...

Beginners12 Basic Tools For Jewellery Making Beginners

12 Basic Tools For Jewellery Making Beginners

Once you've got the basic jewellery making tools, the possibilities are endless for creating unique handmade jewellery! Below, we share our top tool recommendation...

BeginnersTime Saving Jewellery Making Tools & Supplies

Time Saving Jewellery Making Tools & Supplies

Whether you're making for friends, craft fairs or your online shop - we could all do with a helping hand from time to time. In this blog post, we share our top favourite time saving supplie...

BeginnersHow To Make Earwires

How To Make Earwires

If you're a jewellery making beginner and wish to start making your own earwires rather than buying ready-made ones, this tutorial is for you. We provide two brilliant options, includin...

BeginnersThe Jewellery Pliers Set For Beginners

The Jewellery Pliers Set For Beginners

If you're just getting started in jewellery making, jewellery making pliers are an essential part of your kit. This best selling jewellery pliers set has all the pliers you need for jew...