How to use head and eye pins

Head or eye pins are often used in jewelry making for making charms or earrings. Head pins have a flat or round stopper at one end to stop beads from falling off and eye pins have a loop at one end…

Learn how to create a wrapped wire loop - a basic technique in jewelry-making. Using head pins or eye pins you can make links, earrings, bead dangles etc. in...

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a wire-wrapped bead link. This is an essential skill for any beginner.

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a wrapped eye pin wire loop. This is a basic wire jewelry tutorial suitable for any beginner.

Buying head pins in bulk is economical but it can be disappointing when most of them turn out to be kinked or bent. Learn how to straighten them using a combination of flat nose and nylon jaw pliers and then store them in seed bead tubes ready for use.

Learn how to make eye pins or loops in head pins so that your handmade jewellery never falls apart. This basic jewellery making technique is like the "glue" that holds your jewellery together.

Save Save In this quick video I’ll show you how I make my own knotted headpins. I think they add a special touch to certain designs, and one of my favorite things about them is that I can make them as long as I need for larger beads or making fancy wraps at the top... Read More »

The 1-Step Looper works with head pins, eye pins and wire sized from 26 to 18 gauge, in both precious-metal and plated finishes.

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