MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN MAKING ACCESSORIES Karen O. Guico BTTE 4 • Explain the relationship between the "self" and material or economic possessions; LESSON OBJECTIVES • Analyze the role of consumer culture to "self" and "identity“ • Evaluate one's own personal experience, behavior, and attitude toward material resources. FASHION ACCESSORIES IS A DECORATIVE ITEM THAT SUPPLEMENTS ONE’S OUTFIT. FASHION DESIGNING IS ALL ABOUT USING THE RIGHT MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT MATERIALS HAMMER PLIERS IT IS USED TO BREAK APART SHISHA MATERIALS LOCALLY CALLED (ALUMINUM ALLOY ) FOR EASY MELTING IT IS HAND TOOL USED FOR BENDING AND COMPRESSING THE WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS. FAB R I C G L UE IT IS USED TO STICK THE COLORED STONES IN THE GASP PROVIDED. WOOLLEN YARN IT IS GENERALLY PREFERRED TO MAKE THE NECKLACE AND THE COLORED WAISTBANDS. NEEDLE IT IS TO PULL THE BEADS AND ORNAMENTAL ITEMS THROUGH THE WOOLEN YARN SCISSORS IT IS USED TO CUT THE EXTRA LENGTH OF THE WOOLEN YARN TOOLS W O O LEN GL O VES ARE GENERALLY PREFERRED FOR CASTED MATERIALS FILE TOOL IT IS USED TO GIVE THE FINE SHAPE TO THE IMITATION JEWELLERY MATERIALS AL UM I N UM AL L OY IT IS USED AS THE BASE MATERIAL FOR THE TRADITIONAL MATERIAL. PENDANTS BEADS KUNDANS IT IS USED TO HANG DOWN FOR THE BETTER LOOK OF THE JEWELLERY SMALL, MEDIUM SIZE BEADS OF SILVER FINISH AND PLASTIC BEADS ARE PREFERRED IN THE JEWELLERY MAKING IT IS TRADITIONAL FORM OF JEWELLERY WITH GEMSTONES EQUIPMENT'S BOWL IT IS USED TO MELT THE MATERIAL TO MOLTEN THE JEWELLERY METAL. IMITATION JEW ELLERY CAS TIN G MA CHI N E IT IS USED TO CAST THE REQUIRED QUANTITY OF IMITATED JEWELLERIES. FLAT NOSE FLIERS ROUND NOSE FLIERS LIKELY THEE WILL BE YOUR GO-TO STAPLE. THEY'LL ASSIST YOU IN OPENING JUMP RINGS, FINISHING WIRE-WRAPPED ENDS. THIS WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR WIREWORK WITH MAKING LOOPS AND HOOPS, BENDS, CLASPS AND JUMP RINGS . N Y L ON TIP P ED FL IER S WHEN BEGINNING WIRE WRAPPING IT CAN TAKE A BIT TO GET A HANG OF THE WAY TO BEND THE WIRE EASY TO GET KINKS IN YOUR MATERIAL. WIRE CUTTERS A TOOL THAT IS USED FOR CUTTING WIRES. RULER A STRAIGHT STRIP OR CYLINDER OF PLASTIC, WOOD, METAL, OR OTHER RIGID MATERIAL. CHAIN NOSE PLIERS ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS FLATNOSED PLIERS. THEY ARE FLAT THE SIDE OF THE FLIER’S NOSED AND A LITTLE CURVED OR ROUNDED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE NOSE. CRIMPING PLIERS THIS ALLOWS YOU TO EASILY MAKE YOUR OWN WIRING HARNESSES USING CRIMP PINS AND CABLE HOUSING. FILES ANOTHER ESSENTIAL TOOL IN JEWELLERY MAKING .USED TO CLEAR EXCESS MATERIAL FROM THE SURFACE OF THE JEWELLERY. IMPORTANCE The importance of learning to use the right tool for the right purpose is what one essentially imbibes from a professionals course. This is a fact for jewellery making too, which is a thriving activity even in the modern innovative designs gaining increasing demand. IDEAS AND MANAGING RESOURCES 7. Increase income flow. 1. Keep your perspective in check. 2. Have money, do not just pretend. 3. Have your own goal, take your own time. 4. Budget, budget, budget. 5. Save in order to be safe. 6. Keep your spending habits in check 8. Good debt. vs. Bad debt 9. Make your money grow. 10. Protect the future. 11. Your greatest investmenr is still yourself. 12. Enjoy life no matter what. END