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 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 paper bead tools, read on.
Important message about my paper bead tools
Since writing this post in 2018, things have changed.
Now, in 2024 as I update this, I no longer sell my paper bead tools.
There are various ongoing issues with etsy’s postage system to do with domestic v international postage charges.
And the international postage costs got to be ridiculous, so I withdrew my bead tools.
However! The good news is, as of late August 2024, I will have a video on YouTube showing you exactly how to make your own paper bead tools.
I will be telling you where to buy the supplies so you can make your very own robust and easy to use tools.
If you ave any questions, you can contact me via Instagram.
I also had two plastic paper bead strip stencil templates available on Etsy but I have also stopped selling them as well.
But there is good news about them as well! I am soon launching a brand new, more durable and easy to use version of that.
I will be selling them at the end of August 2024 – so subscribe here and you will know as soon as they go on sale.
There is still 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 my 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 original paper bead templates were born.
They were so easy to use!
The four templates on the single sheet had base sizes of 1inch, 3/4inch, 1/2inch and 1/4 inch.
But my new template will have more variety – so watch this space!
You simply lightly draw inside the relevant strip size 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.
My new template will make positioning much easier!
The two paper bead rolling tools I used to sell created core holes of either 3mm or 5mm.
The 3mm size is used to make beads with a smaller hole.
This is for finer threading materials such as beading elastic or cord.
The 5mm size 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 size 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.
So watch out for the video I have coming out in late August 2024 showing you how to make a brilliant paper bead rolling tools.
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 made your own tools, the costs of making paper beads is really 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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And remember to visit my craft supplies page on Amazon to get many of the products I use in my projects plus lots of other crafting supplies.
I also have many free printables you can download to make paper beads.
Terms & Conditions of downloading and using my free printables – there aren’t many but please respect the few rules I do have.
Have fun making beads – bead rolling tools and paper bead templates really do make your crafting life much easier – I know, that’s why I designed them – happy crafting!