Halstead Jewelry Articles in Educational

by Sylvie Alusitz

Body Piercing 101: Adding Body Jewelry to Your Collection

Body piercings are becoming increasingly more popular, but there’s a lot to learn. Read on to learn about the materials, jewelry types, and more before you dive in!

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by Sylvie Alusitz

Why Jewelry Turns Your Skin Green

Always wonder why jewelry sometimes turns your skin green? Or black? This article covers why that might happen and what it means. We’ll also talk about how to prevent it!

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by Sylvie Alusitz

Lobster Claw Clasps: All You Need to Know

Learn all you need to about lobster claw clasps. What are lobster claw clasps? How are they best used in jewelry designs?

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by Ashley Maldonado

Permanent Jewelry Best Practices

Permanent bracelets have taken off! Easily add this fun experience to your jewelry business offerings with these tips.

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by Janelle Hinesley

Jeweler’s Resources – Conversion Charts & Reference lock

Keeping track of all the weights, measurements, sizes, etc. that are needed to work in the jewelry industry can be a hassle, so we compiled this list for you so you have one less thing to worry about! Jeweler's Conversion Chart

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by Sylvie Alusitz

Spring Ring Clasps: All you Need to Know

Learn everything you need to about spring rings to help you make an informed decision. This post covers the construction, the benefits, and tips for the proper care and usage.

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by Erica Stice

Types of Beading Findings

Learn about types of beading findings in our educational jewelry guide! When you are beginning beading, the lingo can be overwhelming. Learn the essential vocabulary and common components you will need. Choose the right beading wire, clasps, headpins, and more for your next beading design.

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by Erica Stice

Why Jewelry Chains Break & How You Can Prevent It

Let's look at why jewelry chains break and ways to prevent it. From common causes to less known culprits, I'll share some helpful tips to extend the life of your favorite jewelry chain.

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by Erica Stice

Jewelry Design Competitions - Entering, Submitting & Helpful Tips lock

Are you considering entering your first jewelry design competition? Having entered my first contest here's my experience on the matter. From process steps and submitting your work to helpful tips I learned during my experience, read all about the process here.

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by Erica Stice

Practicing Responsible & Sustainable Jewelry Making

Lessen your impact on the environment by learning about recycled & sustainable jewelry! Learn how to become more eco-friendly by making small, but important changes around your studio.

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by Sylvie Alusitz

Jewelry Plating: Why and How it’s Used lock

This blog explains the process of metal plating, why jewelers and manufacturers use it, and some general information to help you make informed decisions on purchasing and production.

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by Ashley Maldonado

Handmade Jewelry Techniques

Curious what makes handmade jewelry so different from mass-produced? Learn about the different handmade jewelry making techniques.

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by Erica Stice

Setting Up Your Wire Wrapping Jewelry Studio

Ready to wire wrap? Get prepared with this article! We've covered the studio area, gauges of wire, beginner tools and some materials that you can use when wire wrapping.

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by Erica Stice

Top 5 Reasons Silver Solder Doesn't Flow

Solder not flowing? Find out the reasons why. Jewelry soldering can be frustrating at times, but with the right knowledge, you can quickly troubleshoot the problems.

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by Erica Stice

5 Ways to Use a Rolling Mill in your Jewelry Studio lock

Rolling mills and jewelry studios go hand in hand. Some jewelers use their rolling mills to imprint patterns on an annealed metal sheet. Others use a rolling mill as the raw material workhorse of their studios.  See these and more uses in action.

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by Ashley Maldonado

Halstead Jewelry Quality Control

We understand you only want to give your customers the best. That’s why we take great care in our jewelry quality assurance so all items we sell are up to standards. In addition to only buying from reputable vendors, we send items for quality control lab testing. Read more about our quality control procedures.

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by Erica Stice

Necklace Lengths Guide

Our necklace length guide can help you and our customers quickly make jewelry chain decisions based on the neckline style you're wearing. Read the article, watch the video and save the infographic. Print it today!

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by Erica Stice

Untangling Jewelry Chain: Tips, Tricks & More lock

Read Tips & Tricks from the Halstead team on untangling chain plus how to properly store chain to prevent further tangles from happening. We've added a few tangled horror chain stories as well.

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