Jewelry Findings are also referred to as Jewelry Making Findings. Sometimes the term Jewelry Supplies is used interchangeably as well. Occasionally it is referred to in the singular: Jewelry Finding.
However the more correct terms are only the first two. Jewelry Supplies or Jewelry Making Supplies is of a larger category and also encompasses Beads, Wires, Stringing materials, Jewellers Tools, as well as Jewellery Findings.
Having said that, there is no hard & fast rule to the terminology nor is there universal consensus.
Brief Definitions
Findings: refers to tools and materials used by artisans, regardless of industry. Jewelry Findings: component parts and pieces used to connect &/or decorate beads, wires, and chains in the creation of jewelery pieces.
Please refer to our JEM Glossary (Jewelry Making Glossary) for more Beads &Jewelry Findings terms and definitions.
As with the preponderance of jewelry making beads, there are all kinds of wonderfully dizzyfying array, variety, and selection of Jewelry Making Supplies and Jewelry Makiing Findings. They range the entire gamut from Size differences, Shapes, Colours, Materials, Quality, and origins.
What follows is a growing variety of Jewelry Making Findings that you can find on the market today. All can inspire you and some are so gob-smackiing beautiful that it will drop your jaws and pump your creative juices to the hilt.
Dizzying Variety of Jewelry Making Findings
Here is just a short list to get you juices going:
Add to this bewilderingly exciting wide platter of choices, jewelry makers can also now choose the finishes to fit the exact look they want. Finishes from the traditional silver plated and gold plated finishes, to the increasingly popular antique or vintage finishes of copper, brass, bronze. And then there is also the black nickle, plain nickle, and colour-finished platings to happily choose from.
Last but not least, there are the core jewelry materials to consider: sterling silver, vermeil, steel, brass, copper, iron. So you see, choices aplenty when it comes to Jewelry Findings to help you create just the look & feel you want!