Jewellery Findings & Components

What Are Jewellery Findings?

Jewellery findings are small components that can be used for the creation of jewellery. Oftentimes, they are used to connect different pieces of jewellery together or add a functional or a decorative element to an existing piece of jewellery. Jewellery findings can be made out of a number of different materials, including metal, glass, plastic, or natural materials such as wood and leather. They also come in an extensive range of shapes and sizes to suit the consumer’s needs. At Bluestreak Crystals, you can find a variety of different findings to meet your every need. Whether you’re after a sterling silver setting for a bridal headpiece, a gold plated jewellery setting for a statement necklace, or some simple gold-plated headpins, we’ve got you covered.

Types of Jewellery Findings

If you look through a jewellery findings catalog, you'll find that there are many different types of jewellery findings available. Below, we’ll go over some of the most popular ones.

Clasps

Jewellery clasps are one of the most essential jewellery findings. Jewellery makers use to fasten necklaces and bracelets. There are several different types of clasps you can buy, including lobster clasps, spring ring clasps, toggle clasps, and magnetic clasps. You should choose the one that best suits the jewellery piece you have and the material that is being used.

Earring Findings

Earring findings are tiny components used to attach earrings to earlobes. There are many different styles of earring findings out there, including ear wires, posts, and clips. Ear wires are curved long wires that hang down once they go through the ear piercing. Posts on the other hand are straight pins that go through the ear piercing. They are secured in place using a butterfly back or a screw-on back. And lastly, clips are ideal for people who have non-pierced ears. They work by getting attached to the earlobe using a spring mechanism.

Jump Rings

Jump rings are small circular metal rings, which are used to connect the different parts of a jewellery together. Unlike most jewellery findings, jump rings are fairly versatile in the sense that they can be used to connect a variety of jewellery together, ranging from chains and pendants to charms and bracelets.

Crimps

Crimps are tiny beads or tubes typically made out of metal. They are used to secure the two ends of a bracelet, chain, or a necklace together.

Bead Caps

Bead caps only have one function - to cover the ends of beads, which will give the beads a professional finish. Bead findings can be made from a range of materials, including gold, silver, and copper.

Head pins

Head pins are thin wires made out of metal with a flat head or a loop at one end. These types of jewellery findings are mostly used in jewellery making projects to create beaded pendants and dangles.

Eye Pins

Eye pins share very similar characteristics to head pins. The only difference is that rather than having a flat surface on one end, they feature a loop. Eye pins are mostly used to link together a number of beads or to make dangles. If you look hard enough, you'll come across eye pins in a variety of shapes, lengths, and sizes to suit your needs.

Bails

Bails serve a very specific purpose - to attack pendants or charms to necklaces or bracelets. If you take a look around, you’ll find that bails come in a range of sizes and styles, ranging from screw-on-balls, pinch balls, or glue-on-balls.

Spacer Beads

Spacer beads are most commonly used in the creation of bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. They are used to separate the main beads to create more unique jewellery designs. Spacer beads can be made from a variety of materials, ranging from gold and silver to wood.

Ribbon Ends

Ribbon ends have one purpose and that is to attach ribbons to jewellery pieces. You can find ribbon ends in a variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from flat or crimped to fold-over. The standard ribbon end features a hook or. loop, which is used for attaching to a chain or clasp. This type of jewellery finding is most often used to make ribbon necklaces or chokers.

Why Use Bluestreak Crystal's Quality Jewellery Findings?

Bluestreak Crystals is one of the leading online retailers for silver and gold findings. On our website, you can find a large variety of high quality jewellery making supplies to help you design your perfect piece of jewellery.

Our threads include well known brands such as Acculon, Beadalon and Fireline whilst our offering of jewellery making tools comprise of pliers, glue, bead gauges, tweezers and storage solutions.

For those more detailed statement pieces and designs, you can combine Bluestreak jewellery making findings and jewellery making settings with our extensive range of high quality lead-free crystal beads, pearls and pendants from Swarovski, Preciosa, Serenity and Estella.

And if you’re ever looking for some unique designs and inspiration, you can always take a look at our step by step tutorials on the Bluestreak Crystals YouTube channel. We are also on TikTok and Instagram, which is where you can get exclusive access to more tips and tricks, as well as see close-ups of our crystals and jewellery findings range.

All our jewellery making findings and components are available to purchase in small pack sizes, making them suitable for both small and larger projects.

Our selection of rose gold plated findings can be purchased alongside our crystals, tools and threads on either our online shop or via the Bluestreak Crystals mobile app which can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and is available for both iPhone and android devices.

We also offer fast UK and International Delivery, a Rewards Program and 5-Star Customer Service via our dedicated Customer Service team who can be contacted 9am-5pm (UK time), Monday to Friday. Should you have any queries regarding stock levels or delivery our customer service will be more than happy to help.