做了次团长,收到新手mm们发信来问应该买些什么,我想了想,写一下自己的购买心得吧,希望能帮到有需要的mm。
（一）工具
1. Chain nose pliers
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201598TL
2. Round nose pliers
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201597TL
3. 3)Side-cutting pliers
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H203175TL
4. Nylon jaw pliers
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H202083TL
这个用来拉直wires的,非常好用。
5. Broad flat-nose with parallel action pliers
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H203509TL
这个不是必需的,但如果你打算做大量wire work,那还是需要这个来帮手在wire wraping时固定wires & frames , 能大大减轻手痛和减低wire work作品变形的机会。
6. Crimping pliers
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201602TL
除了wires, jms如果想用其它strings或cords串手链、颈链什么的,就需要用crimp beads固定收尾,这个crimping pliers 做crimps挺方便的。
(二)Wires
7. 新手练手用的wires,买便宜的copper or aluminum wires 就好了,如:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201456WR
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201634WR
常用的有16g, 18g, 20g (用来做frames)
22g, 24g, 26g (用来绕丝)
新手不建议团28g的,我觉得wire太细,很难控制,我的技术可能不好,常常把28g的wire弄断!
当然有米有自信的新人也可以团些 sterling silver or gold-filled wires, 另外火山的gold-filled wires成色比较低,介意的同学们就去fusionbeads买wires好了。
(三)Stringing Materials
8. Beading wire 用来串水晶或各种珠子:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201583BS
我用得最多的是49 strands, 0.019, clear的,用来串multi-strands necklace效果很好。
不过如果你要串SWA 3mm的珠子就要用0.014的才能穿得过。
Leather Cord:
9. http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H202479BS
10. http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201339BS 这种是 imitation leather, 比较便宜。
（四）Chains & clasps
11.我不喜欢买现成的链子,买的都是unfinished的,这样可以按自己的喜好剪合适的长度,如:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201401CH
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201962CH
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201939CH
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201941CH
12.再配合各种bar & ring toggle or clasps,就成了一条美丽的链子了。
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H203974FD
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H202046FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H205719FY
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H206505FY (这个clasp非常美貌,我用它配了一条水晶链子送给朋友,朋友喜欢死了！)
(五) Crimp beads & cover:
13.我比较常用的sizes:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201893FD
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H206258FN
14.Crimp cover
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H202669FY
(六)Earwires & earstud
15. 我比较常用的:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H203325FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201212FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H203589FD
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H209814FY
(七)Bails
19.用来配各种大小的SWA水晶做pendents:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H207254FY
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H209666FY
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H209675FY
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H204682FY
(八)Jumprings & Eyepin
20.我比较常用jumprings的sizes:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H205265FD
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H205262FD
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H205310FD
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201393FN
21.我比较常用eyepin 的sizes:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201721FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201703FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201711FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201723FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?pn=H201725FN
(九) SWA crystals
我觉得在火山最值得团的就是SWA crystals了,价格真是便宜啊！
22.SWA最畅销的珠子Bicones:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/swarovski-5301-bicone-beads.asp
效果和Rounds差不多,但价钱比rounds便宜,用这个串的链子非常闪。
23.各种pendents:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/swarovski-pendants.asp
我觉得比较好看和常用的有: Baroque Drops, Briolettes, Divine Rock Drop, Flat Briolettes, Lotus, Shell Drop, Starfish, Miss U Heart, Devoted 2 U Heart, Truly in Love Heart 等。
(十)手工书
24.想买手工书的jms,可考虑在火山买,价格比Amazon可爱。
（十一)各种配件(缓慢填坑中)
这个待我有时间再慢慢填上吧,好看的配件实在太多了。