Jewelry Design Terms

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  1. 5. Red,Orange,Yellow are this type of color
  2. 8. Decorative piece of jewelry suspended from a necklace.
  3. 10. Technique of forming wire around a bead or stone to make a charm, link, pendant, or link.
  4. 11. An alloy of copper and zinc which is prized for its malleability and low melting point which allows it to be cast easily
  5. 15. A soft bead designed to be flattened with pliers in jewellery-making
  6. 16. These colors are across/opposite from each other on the color wheel
  7. 17. A post or stud finding, most generally metal, used to create ear jewelry that enters the ear front and is secured by an ear nut in the back. These can come in many different styles and sizes.
  8. 18. Ring which you open by twisting it, use it to attach chain, thread or other jewelry components
  9. 19. Component that has a drilled hole & come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, colors & materials; can be strung or wrapped.
  10. 20. Also known as satin cord, this cord is flexible, slippery, and easy to work with, especially for creating ornamental knots and braids. It's available in rich, vibrant colors and several weights.
  11. 22. Available in most materials, used to connect two or more ends of a piece of jewelry.
  12. 23. To heat and slowly cool glass or metal for softening and relieving internal stress.
  13. 24. Blue,Green,Violet are this type of color
  14. 25. Jewelry parts (usually metal) that are used to complete or finish a complete jewelry unit.
  15. 26. A long wire that is used for linking beads together. The wire resembles a needle with a loop at one end.
  16. 27. Also called French or shepherd hooks - the most popular of all pierced earrings. A rubber back stopper can prevent losses, as these often push out of the ear with certain hairstyles/clothing.
  17. 28. Component that allows you to hang pendants or charms from a necklace.
  18. 29. A type of hardenable plastic sculpting material made of polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It's fully moldable & pre-colored; used to create beads & other artistic items.
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  1. 1. Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel create this color scheme.
  2. 2. Thin lengths of wire that you can thread beads onto that have either a ball or a wider end at the base to keep beads on.
  3. 3. 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal most generally copper. By adding the other 7.5% metal into the silver, it makes the metal more durable, bendable, and slows the tarnishing process.
  4. 4. Extruded metal used for wrapping & stringing other jewelry elements
  5. 6. Tints and shades of one hue used together creates this color scheme.
  6. 7. Often used as a key ring, it is also used to connect jewelry-making components.
  7. 9. Also called German silver, resembles sterling silver but is grayer in color. It has various alloys of copper and zinc and contains no elemental silver unless plated.
  8. 12. Bead A small bead that is uniformly shaped measuring less than 1 millimeter to a few millimeters used for bead weaving and jewelry making. Available in many different colors
  9. 13. Black, White, Grays and Browns are this type of color.
  10. 14. 3 colors equally spaced around the color wheel create this color scheme.
  11. 16. Stone used in jewelry with no hole. Must be attached by glue, bezel, and/or wire wrapping.
  12. 21. A nylon-coated, small, braided wire that is used for beading. It is stiff enough to be strung without using a beading needle.