Materials:
- 2 1"/25mm lengths of sterling silver chain
- 1 pair sterling silver earwires
- 16 1mm/18guauge fine silver head pins
- 16 mini lampwork beads
1 With chain nose pliers, open the hook on the earwire slightly and slip the end chain link on. Close up hook
My Beaded Cluster Earrings Tutorial
I hope you enjoy my tutorial on creating a pair of cluster earrings using lampwork mini beads.
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2.Thread the lampwork beads onto head pins. I make my own head pins by fluxing the end of sterling silver wire, melting it in a flame until it retracts into a ball. Then place in a pickling solution. I place the head pins in a tumbler to polish them
3. Grasp the head pin about 3mm (1/8") from the top of the lampwork bead and wrap around the plier nose to form a loop
4. Slip into the 2nd to last link on the bottom of the chain
5. Wrap wire around, using either a pair of chain nose pliers or your fingers. If using 0.8mm (20g) wire, you should have space for 2 wraps. Using wire cutters cut the excess wire off
6. Make a loop on the next lampwork bead, wire wrap to the next link up. Continue with the 8 lampwork beads. You should be left with one link free on the top and the bottom of the chain
7. Repeat on the other earwire keeping in mind to repeat the lampwork beads in the same order
