What are headpins and Eyepins?

Head pins and eye pins are jewelry design staples. Head pins have a flat or fancy head on one end and are ideal for making dangles or drops. Eye pins, with a loop on one end, work great for linking beads and making dangles or drops.

What is the difference between eye pins and headpins?

Head pins feature a flat head on one end and can be used to create dangles or to turn beads into pendants. Eye pins feature a loop on one end and can be used to create dangles and pendants, as well, or can be used as links. Both can be finished with simple and wrapped loops.

What is a Headpin?

Definition of headpin : a bowling pin that stands foremost in the arrangement of pins.

What are Eyepins for?

Head or eye pins are often used in jewelry making for making charms or earrings. Head pins have a flat or round stopper at one end to stop beads from falling off and eye pins have a loop at one end already so that they can easily be used as a connector.

What gauge are headpins?

Common gauges for head pins range from 18-gauge (thick) to 26-gauge (thin). Choose the gauge that will go through the bead hole. For example, a freshwater pearl will have a small drill hole so you will likely need a 24- to 26-gauge head pin.

Can you ball up brass wire?

Here’s an image of it: I like to use fine silver or Argentium wire when balling up wire, as the balls are smoother and don’t have weird gaps like sterling, bronze, brass or copper can get. I just ran a test on 5 metals and fine silver had the smoothest surface, after balling it up.

How do you use Eyepin?

Thread your bead onto the eyepin so that it rests gently at the eye of the pin. Make sure there is enough wire above the bead to create a loop – you may need to trim the end of the eyepin with wire cutters if it’s still a little too long with your bead threaded onto it. Try to leave about 1cm.

What are earring headpins?

Headpins are thin pieces of wire, with a flattened piece of metal at one end, also known as the “head”. The head acts as a stopper, ensuring beads are secured onto the wire.