Paper Bead Templates and tools speed up the paper bead making process.
Are you are a crafter who likes to create your own bead strips?
Are fed up with measuring and drawing out triangles to create your bead strips?
My paper bead templates are perfect for avoiding all that hassle.
And my two paper bead rolling tools save even more time because they are easy to use.
When used properly, they result in paper beads that are firmly wound and slide off the tool with ease.
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If you have landed here from YouTube and want to know where to get my tools, read on.
Important message about how to buy
Since writing this post in 2018, things have changed.
Now, in 2024 as I update this, I don’t always have my bead tools in my etsy shop.
There are various ongoing issues with etsy’s postage system to do with domestic v international postage charges.
So I removed all my physical items and have only been selling tools to people who contact me via Instagram.
Currently, I do have my two plastic paper bead templates available on Etsy but not the tools.
I also sell a range of printable digital templates for paper beads in my etsy shop.
When I first started making paper beads in the 70s, I didn’t have anything like these paper bead templates to help me along.
Looking back, I can’t believe how I used to spend hours measuring out my strips.
Eventually, I started making my own paper guides to copy but it was still time consuming.
Then I thought how brilliant it would be to have a template containing all the template sizes I use regularly.
But all I did was dream about it.
Eventually, I needed to speed up the part of my paper bead making workshops where people create their own strips.
I spent ages trying to make a sheet of four paper bead templates that I could reproduce without massive expense.
I wanted students to be able to use the paper bead templates in the class and then take them home.
And that was how my paper bead templates were born.
My templates are so easy to use!
The four templates on the single sheet have base sizes of 1inch, 3/4inch, 1/2inch and 1/4 inch.
To use them, you run some strips of removable sticky tape down the back and then gently stick the sheet to whatever paper you are using.
You simply lightly draw inside the relevant triangle template with a very sharp pencil.
The pencil must be laser sharp in a color that will be easy to see for cutting.
You can repeat this across your paper, carefully positioning the sheet to maximise the use of the paper’s surface area.
The two paper bead rolling tools come make core holes of either 3mm or 5mm.
The 3mm tool is used to make beads with a smaller hole.
This is for finer threading materials such as beading elastic or cord.
The 5mm tool is used to make beads with a larger core hole.
This is to take a thicker threading material such as the bracelets used to make European Style jewelry.
The 5mm tool is ideal for people wanting to make beads that have the same shape and look as beads seen on Pandora bracelets but with a teeny fraction of the cost!
If you want to make beautiful, creative paper jewelry, these tools are ideal for anyone just starting out.
Once you get going, you can really let your creativity run wild!
Maybe you can dream up more ways of making junk mail look really pretty!
Or, you could make gorgeous handmade gifts that people will love and wear.
You can even make beautiful pieces to sell at craft fairs or online.
Once you have bought these tools, the costs of making beads is reasonably low.
Why? Because you can use throwaway magazines, brochures, booklets, even books to make your paper beads.
Have a look at these previous posts to see what sort of jewelery you can make.
How to add cores to European style paper beads.
How to make a paper bead charm bracelet.
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Have fun making beads – the Easy Beady tools and paper bead templates really do make your crafting life much easier – I know, that’s why I designed them – happy crafting!