Sunday 31 March 2013

Working with Coloured Beading Wire

The colour of beading wire comes from it's plastic coating. Therefore, a clear wire, the most popular among beaders, looks greyish or silvery as you can see the metal wires inside the plastic. This can be a great design feature, if some wire is showing between the beads.




Beading Wire also comes in a range of colours, many of them with a metallic look, and these can add zing to your jewellery

This is the same design, done with a soft gold colour wire to tone in with the beads.





You can play around with colours of wire and beads to acheive a different look. Here are some earring or pendant drops in purple and blue.


These are my sort of colour, but there are lots of possibilities for including a mix of colours, bright or subtle, in the same piece.


Here is a bridal one in crystal with Pearl Silver wire.




Next time - I'll be staying with beading wire for a while, as there are several different ways to construct a piece of jewellery with it, and I'll cover them over the next few posts.

For more crafty inspiration, have a look at Handmade Monday.

13 comments:

  1. These look very pretty, it's nice to have a choice of colours, I love the purple one best.

    Jan x

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  2. It is quite amazing the difference the different colours make. I am not sure that I have really thought about it that much before so thank you for showing it really clearly. I look forward to the next installment.

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  3. I have wasted money on cheap Tigertail, you're so right, it isn't worth it at all. I look forward to your posts about using it.

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  4. Its amazing what a difference different colours of wire makes to the overall appearance of the jewellery isn't it! I love the colours you've chosen for all your pieces here, they work beautifully with the beads x

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  5. I love the effect of wire between the beads, it give a beautifully ethereal look, very delicate. The watery shades of the first design are gorgeous.

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  6. I love the colours you've chosen - they work so well.

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  7. This the first time I've seen someone talk about using different coloured wires, they do make a considerable difference to an individual piece. Your colours are mine too :-)

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  8. Thank you all for your comments. I've just spent a pleasant morning browsing through your blogs x

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  9. Such pretty pieces, especially the bridal crystal - just love it!

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  10. Very pretty designs and lovely colours, well done

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  11. Lovely! The wire colour really does make a difference to the design. Jo x

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  12. Its interesting to see the changes the wire makes, you have some lovely designs x

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  13. Gorgeous pieces! Love the bridal one :-) Simmi x

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