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。

不用急,我要到8/15打后才能组团。

就是闷在家里做月子,不死心要折腾一下!去年坐月子闷得快要得忧郁了!

我只买过metal clay的书,wire work教程其实很多都可以在网上搜到。

我想flexible的意思就是对比wire, 可以随便绕、打结什么的都不会断。

不多啊,不都是基本的pliers吗？

我的心态就是赶快完成任务,一家四口享受人生！

我觉得不是必须的,mm可以先上网站看看工具的图片,再找找家里有没有可用来代替的工具。

看这个:

http://www.ehow.com/facts_6017694_difference-between-gold_filled-gold_plated_.html

当然用便宜的线来练手啦！