Jewelry Findings · Pins
Eye Pins
Gold-plated brass eye pins — a wire with a ready-made loop — recorded at $2.50–4.40 with a two-bag minimum.
An eye pin is a straight wire with a loop already formed at one end: thread the bead, cut, form the second loop, and you have a connector unit for earrings, bracelet links and multi-drop pendants. The recorded line in this catalogue is eye pins in 14K/18K gold-plated brass at $2.50–4.40 with a minimum of 2 bags — sitting in a pins family that also includes ball head pins and T head pins at the same recorded price band.
Pins are bought carelessly and regretted precisely: gauge too thin for the bead's weight, wire too short for the bead plus two loops, plating colour mismatched to the hooks. This page fixes the three spec points. Length and gauge availability within the recorded line is confirmed per SKU — state your bead and the unit you are building, and the pin is matched to it.
The pins family on record
| Line | Details on record |
|---|---|
| Eye pins | 14K/18K gold-plated brass — $2.50–4.40, MOQ 2 bags |
| Ball head pins | Same plating family and price band; see head pins |
| T head pins | Flat-head pins for beads that must not slip off; see head pins |
| Earring hooks | The fitting eye-pin drops most often hang from; see earring hooks |
How buyers spec eye pins
- Length = bead + two loops + trim. Measure the bead's length along the hole, add room for two formed loops and cutting waste. A pin that is 5mm too short is scrap; 10mm too long is a snip.
- Gauge carries the load. The pin wire must pass the bead hole and carry the unit's weight without opening. Heavy glass or stone units need the heavier gauges — name the bead material and size so the gauge can be matched.
- Plating colour to the set. 14K and 18K gold tones differ visibly next to hooks and clasps. Order pins in the same plating colour and the same inquiry as the rest of the findings set.
- Bags are the unit. The recorded minimum is 2 bags. Ask for the pieces-per-bag of the exact line when you quote, so your per-unit costing is real.
Minimums, units and packing
Recorded minimum: 2 bags at $2.50–4.40 (price by length/gauge within the line). Confirm the pieces per bag, the gauge options and the plating colour stock for your exact pin before ordering — the figures here are the line's listing record.
Buyer questions
Eye pins vs head pins — which do I need?
Eye pins build connectors (loop both ends) for links and drops; head pins build drops that end at the bead (head stops the bead sliding off). Most earring programmes use both — see head pins.
Can eye pins hold heavy focal beads?
Within reason — gauge is the limit. For heavy stone or glass focals, consider a bail or a wrapped loop instead; tell us the bead and we will advise the fitting that holds.
Are the pins brass throughout?
The line is recorded as gold-plated brass — brass core, 14K or 18K gold plating, as titled. If your market requires plating-thickness documentation, ask in your inquiry.
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