I had a booth at a local craft show this past weekend, and one of the most popular items I sold was a pair of Christmas earrings.
As I was preparing my stock of Christmas earrings for the show I of course had to do a lot of pinwork in a very short time.
I’ve been doing is so long now that I could probably do it with my eyes closed, but I see a lot of handcrafted jewelry where the pinwork is not done very carefully.
Most consumers may not notice the difference, but I think you should make your pinwork as nice looking as you possibly can.
Here’s a video tutorial that shows you the basics of how to correctly make a loop when you use head pins and eye pins.
Thanks for posting this video! I have struggled with learning this basic jewelry-making step. After watching the video, I realize I was doing it completely wrong! I’m off to try again!