Now, that you have the pliers for starting your projects in making jewelry, I will talk to you about additional tools that you’ll need to handcraft your pieces of jewelry.

    • tweezers: I think all of us use tweezers day by day – for cosmetic reasons, health care, etc. In jewelry making too, tweezers have their importance, because, in this job, you will need to pick up and hold small items. There are several varieties of tweezers available: locking tweezers, bent end tweezers, knotting tweezers. So, you will have to choose the right type of tweezers for your specific purpose.
    Tweezers

    Tweezers

    • bead storage box: working with tiny items like beads is difficult, because when head pins, beads and other tiny items mix it is difficult to find out what you need. So, you need a storage box that help you organize your findings. The best solution is one secure system that doesn’t allow pieces to travel between compartments. You can buy a clear plastic box with containers, each one having a secure, screw-top lid, like this or a fishing tackle box like this or you can make your storage box by collecting small boxes and putting together in a larger one.
    • beading awls: as we all know, mistakes are part of working, only the one who doesn’t work, doesn’t make mistakes. Undoing knots is annoying even for the most patient people. An awl is ideal for undoing irritating knots and can help even knotting and making small loops or winding wires and threads.
    Beading awls

    Beading awls

    • stoppers: it very useful for gripping the end of the beading thread in order to prevent the beads for slipping out.
    Bead stopper

    Bead stopper

    • bead reamers: they are useful when bead holes wasn’t clean properly by the manufacturer or the hole is too small for the wire to enter. The bead reamer set has two parts: the handle and several needles of varying sizes depending on the requirement (for cleaning out the bead hole, increasing the size of the bead hole, etc.)
    • flexible beading needles: you will need them when you have to craft a piece with seed beads, because they help you string these tiny beads. They came in various sizes and you must choose the one which is appropriate for your work.
    Beading needles

    Beading needles

    Sources: Jewelinfo4u , wirejewelrylessons