DIY & tutorials

Making men's accessories yourself: leather cord, gemstone beads, clasps. Choosing materials, tools and three projects from plain to striking.

Getting into jewellery making: which tools you really need, which project to start with and what the material costs at the beginning.

Layering necklaces: length ratios, mixing materials and clasps. With three ready-made combinations for everyday, the office and the evening.

Setting pendants yourself: eyelets, caps and wire wrapping compared, plus the working steps for three techniques of differing difficulty.

Seven earring projects from stud to drop, each with a material list, time needed and the tools you will require.

Freeform beads are irregular – and that is exactly what makes them interesting. Ten projects that use the shape on purpose instead of hiding it.

Setting a cabochon in four steps: choose the setting, check the size, seat the stone, press the prongs. With notes on the common setting types.

Bead stringing step by step: place the crimp, set the crimp bead, fit the end piece. The method that holds under load.

A bracelet in around 30 minutes: material list, taking measurements, stringing, fastening. A guide for beginners without special tools.