Learn essential jewellery-making skills with these easy to follow tutorial videos hosted by beading expert, Jane Lievens!
Beading expert, Jane Lievens guides you with clear, simple instructions. Novice or professional? There’s something for you!
Our tutorials are the stepping stones to making your own bespoke mini masterpieces. All videos are suitable for beginners and, for the brave, are open to interpretation! Choose your own bead colours and styles for a unique finish.
How to make a Charm Bracelet
Charm bracelets have made a huge comeback . Part of their appeal is that you can use any beads or pendants in any quantity you like. 
Pick favourite beads from old jewellery or choose some spanking new ones. Or even mix it up with a bit of both. Chain can be heavy or light depending on the look you’re going for. Learn the basics with our tutorial video. The rest is up to you!
How to make a Rope Daisy Chain
A rope daisy chain has endless style possibilities. Use your favourite colours to create a unique piece of jewellery. Try making an extra long one and knotting it at the bottom for a twenties flapper necklace with a modern twist.
Top Tip! Keep each different colour of rocaille in a separate dish.
How to make a Netted Bracelet
A netted bracelet is a timeless classic and easy to make even if you are a novice. No specialist tools are needed to make this pretty bracelet. We suggest using faceted glass beads as they give a nice sparkly finish.
Top Tip: Start with about 1 metre of elasticity. If you use more it has a tendency to become knotted. You can always add more if needed, simply by knotting a new length to the end of the previous piece
Posted by: BeadsUnlimited
Great stuff Beads Unlimited, now i don’t have to follow boring books but can do this live with your lovely Jane, more videos please. How about a Tiara video?
Good idea Anna, I need to make a tiara for my daughters’ wedding at Christmas, help please!
For those of you in need of a tiara tutorial, we don’t, as yet, have a video but there is a lovely Clematis tiara on the Beads Unlimited website projects page. Copy and paste this link to go straight to it.
http://www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/projects/clematis-tiara/3
That’s perfect, she’s wearing a beautiful dark red so it’ll match. Now I can get on with worrying about my hat!
I think the video tutorials are great. i am looking at jewellery making as a possible option to add in to my pottery studio so on the hunt for ideas.
Thanks for your comment Jane. This sounds interesting. We’d love to see any ideas you come up with. Any photos of you in your pottery with your jewellery would be a great addition to our blog. We are always very interested in what our subscribers get up to (bead wise!).
Very nice and easy-to-follow tutorials. Thanks for offering them!
Thanks Eri,
Please keep checking in as we hope to be posting some more videos soon.
Alas, the little screens are far too small to see what’s going on. All I’d like to know is how to measure Elasticity for a simple single strand bracelet so that the elasticity doesn’t break.
Hello Angelofthenorth,
You are probably already aware of this, but if you double click our small video screens on here they will take you to a larger version on YouTube. It’s much easier to see what’s going on.
In answer to your question, when you say a single strand bracelet, do you mean just one string of beads or a netted bracelet as shown? If it is a netted bracelet it is best to start with a metre at a time to avoid tangles. If you need to add more, you can tie another piece on. If you put a dab of glue on the knot it will secure it. Remember to ensure it’s dry before you carry on beading!
If you meant literally just a single strand of beads, 25cm of elasticity is usually ample.
I hope this helps.