Creative Seed Bead Connections: Using Wire, Jump Rings, and Chain

Theresa Meister’s fine-scale wirework provides structure, and her beaded patterns bring on the color! Colorful seed beads, pearls, and crystals are used to create delicate jewelry components. Now link all these components together with wirework connections including wire loops, chain, and jump rings. The results are thirteen jewelry sets (each set includes a necklace, bracelet, and earrings) plus variation ideas giving readers a lot of options for exploring techniques. All jewelry makers will find this wearable jewelry to be classy and timeless.

Beads are at the heart of Teresa Meister’s jewelry designs, and she loves finding new ways to use seed beads to communicate her ideas. She has incorporated bead weaving with fine wire to create jewelry with a distinctive, graceful look. Teresa was profiled in the German beading magazine Perlen Poesie and has contributed to Bead Unique and Beadwork magazines. She also teaches her designs locally and nationally, and has taught at the Bead&Button Show.