UK Metal and Wire Suppliers
On this page you'll find UK based suppliers of metal, bullion, sheet and wire. All these suppliers will ship internationally unless otherwise stated. All links open in a new window.
Abacus Bead Emporium - Hinckley, Leicestershire
UK retail store with online sales through the website. Suppliers of rocaille (seed beads), Miyuki Delica beads, Swarovski crystal, glass beads, Crackle glassbeads, Pandora style beads, string beads, findings, nymo, superlon, KO Thread, thong, wire, tools and accessories.
The Altered Element
UK based craft supplier with beads and findings, image transfer solution, metal, plastic and glass supplies. Supplier of Vintaj natural brass items. Shrink plastic, mica, metal sheet, tools and accessories for a wide range of crafting applications.
Argex Silver Ltd
UK site offering sterling silver, Britannia silver, fine silver and argentium silver to the jewellery and silversmithing trade. Wide range of tube, sheet, wire, rod, casting grains and strip. They also sell gold and silver solders.
Art Clay Shop - Rochester, Kent, UK
UK supplier of Art Clay, tools, textures, moulds, kilns, wire, findings and stones. Online sales and a retail outlet. They also run Art Clay classes.
B Delicious Beads
UK supplier of beads including Bali silver, bone beads, bugle beads, Czech glass beads, Delicas, metal beads, handmade beads, semi precious chips and beads, shell and Mother of Pearl, Swarovski crystals, Venetian glass, wooden beads and word and letter beads. Also supply copper wire, chain, clasps, ribbon, spacer beads and bars, stringing materials and tools.
Bead Addict
UK supplier of beads including Murano glass, crystal pearls, Czech glass, dichroic, enamelled, fused glass, freshwater pearls, metal beads, semi precious beads, Swarovski crystals, Miyuki cubes. Findings, wire and thread, tools and watch faces.
Bead Aura - Covent Gardens, London
UK supplier of bone beads, ceramic beads, cloisonne beads, crystal beads, glass beads, metal beads, metal charms, plastic beads, silk flowers, Venetian style beads, wood beads, glass pearls, semi precious beads and stones, findings and clasps, chains, ribbon, wire and threading materials, jump rings, tools, storage and gift boxes, kits, books and magazines. Retail store and online shop.
Bamba Beads
UK supplier of beads including glass beads, semi-precious beads, freshwater pearls, shells, wood beads, Peruvian seeds, Ghanian filigree beads, Kashmiri beads, Thai Hilltribe beads, ceramic beads, bone and horn beads, vegetable ivory beads, metal beads, sterling silver beads, acrylic beads, coconut and banana leaf beads, bells and charms. Also supply findings, tools, cord, wire and beading magazines.
Bead Exclusive
UK supplier of metal beads, wood, shell, seeds and natural beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, ceramic and porcelain beads, glass and seed beads, Thai silver beads, semi-precious beads and shapes, plastic and acrylic beads, findings and components, wire and threading materials, tiaras, tools, display and storage supplies.
The Bead Man
US supplier of wire and jump rings in Argentium silver, sterling silver, silver plate and silver filled, gold filled, copper, brass, bronze, quick fire and pliers. Also have an extensive list of free tutorials.
Bead Master
UK supplier of gemstone beads and cabochons, Czech glass beads, bone beads, metal beads, porcelain beads, wooden beads, plastic beads, acrylic beads and cabochons, Swarovski crystals, pearls, metal findings and components, chain, wire and cord, tools, packaging and wedding accessories.
Beads Direct
UK supplier of acrylic, resin and plastic beads, bone and horn beads, ceramic and clay beads, fabric beads, glass beads, metal beads, Miyuki beads, pearls, seed beads, semi precious beads, shell beads, wooden beads, Swarovski crystals, chain, findings, components, stringing materials, wire, gift boxes, tools.
The Bead Shop
UK based supplier of beads including glass, metal, ceramic and wooden, Swarovski crystals, tools, wire and stringing supplies and tiara making supplies.
Bead Sisters
UK supplier of beads, findings and beading accessories, chain mail and jump rings. Large selection of jump rings including aluminium, stainless steel, silver and gold tone, brass, copper and bronze, sterling silver, anodized titanium and niobium, rubber o-rings. Huge selection of beads including metallic and stone effect glass, crackle beads, glass pearls, fire polished glass beads, leaves, spacers, daggers and drops, Japanese Tensha beads, Greek metal beads, Greek ceramic beads, Porcelain beads, Murano focal beads in a wide range, Czech lampwork beads, Bali silver beads, precious metal beads, toggles and clasps, cones, caps and bails, findings, gemstone beads and focals, Cubic Zirconia, wire, tools, stringing materials and kits.
Bead Solutions - Paignton, Devon
UK supplier of Crystallized™ Swarovski Element, Bohemian Crystal, Czech Glass Beads, Freshwater Pearls, Seed Beads and Delica Beads, Metal Components, Tiara Bands, Hair Combs, Wire and Cord, Tools. Retail store and online sales. Also offer classes.
Beads Unlimited
UK based wholesale and retail supplier of beads of all varieties, findings and components, chain and wire, packaging and display items.
Bead Supermarket
UK supplier of bugle beads, Swarovski and Chinese Crystals, glass beads in a variety of colours and designs, Miyuki and Matsuno beads, plastic beads, spacer beads, wooden beads, threads and wires, tools, books, findings, clasps and chains.
Beady Kate
UK supplier of gemstone beads and nuggets, Murano glass beads, Mother of Pearl and shell beads, porcelain flower beads, lampwork beads, fossil beads, acrylic beads, artwood beads, Spectra glass beads, millefiori beads, Desert sunglass beads, pendants and focal beads, Swarovski crystals, tiara making supplies, memory wire, cord and thread, chain and findings.
Betts Metal Sales
UK supplier of findings, metal, chain and tools. Buy direct from the website and register for trade prices.
Big Bead Little Bead
UK supplier of acrylic beads, bugle beads, ceramic beads, crystal beads, glass beads, metal beads, natural beads, vintage beads, seed beads, semi precious beads, charms, cords, thread and wire, findings, chain and tools.
Brilliant Beads
UK supplier of beads including acrylic beads, ceramic and porcelain beads, crystals, shells, resin beads, polymer clay beads and wooden beads. Watch faces, wire, tools, thread and cord, storage and kits. Also run workshops.
Constellation Beads
UK wholesale and retail supplier of bone beads, ceramic beads, glass beads, horn beads, resin beads, pearl beads, semi precious beads, shell beads, wooden beads, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver beads, findings, wire and stringing materials, chain and tools.
Cookson Gold
Full range of Art Clay, PMC, kits, tool and moulds. Also sell wire and sheet metal, findings and packaging.
Crazy Wire Company
UK supplier of brass, pewter, copper and aluminium sheet, wire, woven metal, beads, kits, tools, findings and fabric selections.
Creative Beadcraft
UK supplier of bone, shell and horn beads, acrylic beads, ceramic beads, Czech glass beads, metal beads, plastic beads, wooden beads, semi precious beads, Swarovski crystals, pearls, wire and chain including sterling silver and antique chain, findings, jewellery components and tools.
The Crystal Phoenix
UK supplier of jewellery making findings and tools, wire and chain, Bali beads, Czech glass beads, hematite beads, ceramic beads, Miyuki beads, seed beads, silver plated beads and sterling silver beads.
Fibrecrafts
UK supplier of copper and stainless steel wire. Also supplies a large variety of yarns for weaving, crochet or knitting including metal yarn.
GJ Beads
UK suppliers of bone beads, glass beads, ceramic beads, acrylic beads, metal beads, plastic beads, semi precious beads, wooden beads, seed and bugle beads, findings, stringing materials, cord and wire, tools.
Handy Hippo
UK based online craft store. Here you'll find lots of rubber stamps and other card making supplies, tools, findings, chain, cord, wire and beads. Two ways of searching beads, by color or type. Acrylic beads, glass beads, Indian glass beads, Japanese square beads, seed beads, semi precious stones and beads and Swarovski crystals.
Hobbies
This UK supplier of things for the hobby market has some interesting items for metal clay artists. They supply goods for dolls house making, boats, aircraft, toys, weaponry, musical and clock movements. You can get very small tools, plastic and wooden items, paints and varnishes, adhesives and fixings and hinges. This site would be of particular interest to candidates of the Metal Clay Masters Registry.
Hogan and Sons
Hogan & Sons are a bronze foundry based in Sheffield UK and are a supplier of fine bronze castings. They can cast 1 off or 100s off with three types of casting method; greensand casting, air set casting and lost wax casting. The size of casting can be as small as grams or up to 150kg. Their metal is melted in a Raydine Induction funace. The metal used will be at the customers request or they can advise what metal and casting method would best suit the part to be cast.
Contact details - by email or
telephone - 07789 444979.
By post -
The Old Barn
3 Bents Lane
Stannington
Dungworth
Sheffield
S6 6GZ
Homecrafts Direct
UK supplier of art and craft materials, beads, metal and wire, findings, cold enamel and resin, tools and kilns, enamels and cord.
Infinite Crafts
UK supplier of craft items including wooden beads, glass beads, Greek clay beads, plastic beads, metal beads, findings, glass paint and enameling supplies including kilns and kiln furniture, enamels, millefiori and copper blanks in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
Jencel
UK supplier of beads, threads, findings and gemstone beads. Swarovski crystals, pearls, silver plated beads, Czech glass beads, seed beads, chain, wire and tools.
Jewels and Tools
UK supplier of crystals, gemstones, findings, silver sheet, wire and tools.
Jewel Toolcraft
UK supplier of jewellery tools, beads and cabochons, enamelling supplies, findings, kilns, metal and wire. Also supplies PMC kits.
Jillybeads
UK supplier of lampwork beads, chunky beads, acrylic beads, connector beads, woven beads, porcelain beads, unusual beads, charm beads, Swarovski crystals, wood, clay and shell beads, spacer beads, metallic beads, findings, components, wire and chain, knitted wire and stringing materials, tools.
Just Beads
UK supplier of glass beads, metal beads, shell beads, wood beads, cloisonne beads, seed beads, Swarovski crystals, wire, thread, chain, tools and accessories, packaging, findings and jewellery making components.
Mad Cow Beads
UK supplier of beads including gemstone beads, metal beads, glass beads, ceramic beads, seed beads, plastic and acrylic beads. Also sell chain, thread, wire, cord, clasps, toggles, findings, jump rings and connectors, watch faces, tools, storage and packaging.
Magpie Jewellery
UK supplier of beads, tools, kits, findings, thong, wire and cord. Cloisonne beads, crystals, gemstone beads, glass beads, millefiori glass beads, Murano glass, pearls, plastic beads, seed beads, shell beads, silver and wooden beads.
The Mesh Company
UK supplier with a range of woven, knitted and perforated mesh and mesh products. These include phospor bronze, copper, stainless steel, aluminium and brass mesh in a variety of weights and sizes.
Metalsmith
UK supplier of nickel silver sheet and wire, brass sheet, rod and tube, copper sheet and tube and steel.
Milton Keynes Metals
UK supplier of aluminium, brass, copper, bronze and steel sheet and tube. Also supply plastic and PVC, screws and steel chain.
Palmer Metals Ltd
UK based supplier of Art Clay, PMC, official distributor of fine silver findings from Metal Clay Findings, bullion products and findings in carat gold, gold fill and sterling silver. Whether you are a Silversmith, Jeweller or Hobbyist Palmer Metals can supply sheet, wire and tube in fine silver, sterling silver, fine gold or carat gold and gold filled wire. Silver, gold and copper findings, chain and tools.
Pink and Dizzy
UK supplier of beads, findings and tools. Glass beads, plastic beads, ceramic beads, wood beads, metal beads, resin beads, Swarovski crystals, semi precious beads, Miyuki and Chinese seed beads and bugle beads. Sterling silver, silver plated, gold plated, copper plated and black plated findings. Thread and wire, thong and chain.
Rashbel
UK based supplier of PMC, Art Clay, tools, beads, chains, metal etc.
Regal Crafts
UK supplier of bugle beads, crystal beads, glass beads, gem beads, metal beads, plastic beads, seed beads, semi precious beads, wooden beads, findings, thread, chain, wire, tools.
Scientific Wire Company
One of the foremost suppliers in the UK of enamelled copper wire, stranded and coloured wire, rectangular enamelled or nomex covered copper, bare / tinned / silver and gold plated copper wires, and a huge range of resistance wires.
Silver Thistle Beads
UK supplier of Bali beads, cats eye beads, charms, Czech beads, Indian beads, Lampwork beads, Miyuki beads, Swarovski crystals and pearls, Tibetan silver, watch faces, findings and components, jump rings, tools and accessories.
Slimbrand
UK supplier of bullion, sheet, wire and findings.
Specialist Craft
UK art and craft supplier - jewellery findings, beads, bead weaving, hot and cold enamelling equipment and supplies, resins, wire and cord, polymer clay and tools.
Speciality Metals
UK supplier of unusual wire like piano and spring wire, stainless steel wire, coloured wire, brass, aluminium and copper tube, aluminium, brass and copper sheet and strip, brass wire and rod, monel, inconel and nickel alloys.
Stone Corner
UK supplier of beads and stones, wire and cord, stringing materials, components and findings, display and packaging supplies, and tools.
Sutton Tools
UK supplier of PMC, metal, tools, bench tools, tumblers, power tools and soldering equipment.
Taylor Made Beads - Tintern, Monmouthshire
UK supplier of Czech glass beads, Toho seed beads, semi precious beads and gemstones, wood and resin beads, novelty and animal beads, lampwork beads, fossils, findings, threads and wire, tools and accessories. They have an online shop and a retail store.
Tiara Making
UK supplier of tiara making supplies including tiara head bands, hair combs and pins, non tarnish silver and gold wire, silver and gold plated wire, brass wire, coloured wire, chain, beads, pearls and crystals, diamante findings, feathers, dyes, fabrics, tools, flowers and kits.
Web Crafts
UK supplier of tools, beads, stones, cabochons, wire and metal.
Wires
UK based supplier of all kinds of wire. Pre knitted coloured craft wire, beads, braided wire tube, plated wire, cables, enamelled wire, copper, bronze, brass, aluminium gold and silver wires, tungsten, titanium, zinc, tapes and foils, stainless steel wire, silk and cotton covered wire, sample packs, fishing and fly-tying wire.
