The ideal basis for a bracelet - what is it?

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Today we will talk with you, dear readers, about what the basis for a bracelet is, how to use it and what types of this subspecies of accessories are necessary for making jewelry.

Fittings for bracelets

To buy a ready-made jewelry in our time is absolutely no difficulty. Fashionistas have access to expensive jewelry made of gold, silver, platinum, inlaid with precious and semi-precious stones, spraying, carving.

All kinds of jewelry is no less popular. Moreover, such jewelry is often handmade, created in a single copy. Most often, girls prefer to pamper themselves with a variety of bracelets. It can be jewelry made of metal, stones, beads, threads, leather, wood, combined materials.

But the best basis for a bracelet is metal. The body of jewelry is often made of aluminum or steel, sometimes it is copper, brass or silver. We will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each of these materials in more detail, but for now we will discuss what types of base for bracelets are, as well aslet's look at the auxiliary fittings needed to create an exclusive handmade jewelry.

Types of bases

The simplest and most affordable blank with which you can create your perfect bracelet is a chain with large links and a clasp. Surely readers will wonder why the rings on the base should be large. Everything is simple - it will be easier to attach decorative elements to them - beads, stones, pendants. They are fixed to the base with the help of special fittings - pins, pins of rings and holders for pendants. If the basis for the bracelet is a chain, then it is necessary to choose a reliable clasp for it. These can be carabiners, a hook and eye, a magnet or a lock.

No less common are bracelets, the basis of which is a thread, fishing line or elastic band. From these materials, you can make not only a narrow jewelry in one row, but also a wide multi-layered bracelet. For this, a special thread separator is used, which fastens two or three rows of beads together and prevents them from overlapping one another.

Well, the last popular option is the metal base for the bracelet. These are curved plates of different widths with a connector in the back, with which the jewelry is put on the hand.

They are decorated in different ways. Most often, they are pasted over with stones and rhinestones using epoxy resin. Also, the base can be covered with fabric, leather, embroidery from beads or threads. A separate subspecies of such blanks are bracelets with a platform on whichseveral large decorative elements (stone, watch, cabochons).

What is the best metal to make bracelets from?

The most favorite among needlewomen are aluminum bases for bracelets. This is due to the fact that the finished product is not heavy, its size is very easy to adjust by bending the bracelet, in accordance with the thickness of the wrist, and the material itself does not fade or change color over time.

Steel bases are strong and durable, they look beautiful, but decorating such a blank with natural stones or metallized beads, you end up with a very heavy product.

Copper and brass have a characteristic color, they are good for making vintage style bracelets. By the way, it should be borne in mind that some people may be allergic to these metals.

How to make a thick bracelet yourself?

It is not always possible to purchase a blank for a bracelet, so now we will tell our readers how to easily and quickly make a wide bracelet with your own hands.

To do this, prepare a tube of toilet paper. The base should be with a sufficiently large diameter if you are making jewelry for an adult, on the contrary, children need to pick up a tube narrower.

First you need to make a blank by cutting off a piece of the tube of the desired width. Next, the base is cut across. In order to make it stronger and more rigid, the cardboard blank is pasted over with several layers of paper. Whenthe base for the bracelet dries well, you can start finishing.

We offer a variant of a bracelet made of threads (you can see a photo of it in the article). First, the base is tightly wrapped with yarn. So that the threads do not move out, the paper must be lubricated with glue. The bracelet is embroidered with a similar yarn in a contrasting color.