Understand the difference between beading findings in this jewelry beading guide. Our educational article covers clasps, headpins, stringing wire, and more!

A Jeweler's Guide to Essential Beading Findings

Learn about 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.

Bulk up your jewelry retail store! Learn how to make ready-to-wear pieces quickly and easily with this step-by-step guide.

by Erica Stice

Ready-to-Wear Sterling Silver Jewelry for Your Retail Store

Bulk up your retail store with ready-to-wear jewelry pieces! Ready to wear items are great for low price point impulse purchase items making them quick upsells yet easy to stock.

In this article you'll learn what the best jewelry beading tools are, what componenents you'll need to start beading and much more!

by Erica Stice

Best Beading Tools Used for Making Jewelry

Learn what you need to start beading! We've gathered up a list of the beading tools, components, and supplies you'll want to have ready. We also have a video on finishing your beaded jewelry ends along with lots of helpful tips.

Best how-to necklace lengths guide. Match neckline styles to necklace lengths! Learn the official names of the various necklace lengths. Download the guide.

by Erica Stice

Necklace Lengths Guide - How to Measure & Choose a Necklace Length

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

Learn tips on untangling jewelry chain! Jewelry footage and finished chain tend to tangle also we'll cover how to package and store them to prevent tangles.

by Erica Stice

Untangling Jewelry Chain: Tips, Tricks & More

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.

Glass artists, learn how to make easy pendant necklaces, bracelets, and earrings with your custom lampwork.

by Erica Stice

How to Make Standout Glass Cabochon and Bead Jewelry

We take the guess work out of making jewelry with your lampwork or art glass cabochons and beads in this tutorial. Easily make a cabochon pendant, beaded earrings and beaded bracelet using your glass work with these projects.

Make your own sterling silver tassels from chain and jewelry findings. Tassels make beautiful earring dangles, charms or pendants.

by Erica Stice

Two Ways to Create Sterling Silver Tassels

Create your own silver jewelry tassels! In this step-by-step guide, we show you how to wire-wrap or solder chain tassels for your jewelry making.

Watch Hilary and Katie Hacker finish beaded jewelry using crimp, crimp covers and cable thimbles!

by Hilary Halstead Scott

How to Finish Beaded Jewelry

Watch Hilary and Katie Hacker finish beaded jewelry using crimp, crimp covers and cable thimbles!

by Hilary Halstead Scott

Selecting the Right Beadalon Stringing Wire

Watch our Beadalon video with BB&J's Katie Hacker!

Explore our guide to common types of jewelry clasps and closures used in necklaces and bracelets. Learn terminology & the best applications for each style.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

Types of Jewelry Clasps & Closures

Read our guide on types of jewelry clasps and closures popular in today's modern day necklace and bracelet designs. Choose the best clasp for each design with this helpful glossary of terms.

This glossary of jewelry pliers used for making jewelry in the studio will help you select the tools you need and understand which is best for each task.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

A Guide to Types of Jewelry Pliers

There are many different types of jewelry pliers in the studio and at the bench. Here's our quick glossary guide to jewelry making pliers to help you learn the ropes!

See what makes the Halstead office culture unique and learn about your jewelry supplier.

by Ashley Maldonado

Things We Love About Working at Halstead

The Halstead office is a place for work and fun! We love the perks and office culture we get working at Halstead. Updated 2022.

Learn the ins and outs of using gold-filled jewelry supplies with these 5 common questions about this sometimes confusing material.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

What is Gold-Filled? Can it Tarnish? FAQ's for Gold-Filled Jewelry

Learn the ins and outs of using gold-filled jewelry supplies for jewelry making. Using and explaining gold-filled can be complicated, prepare yourself with these common questions about the material.

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