Crimp beads tutorial

I was planning to start Jewelry making from a long time. I can hear some of you saying "Me too", so this post is for you. After I attended a free jewelry making class at Michaels, I couldn't stop any further from stepping in. Great reason, my niece birthday was coming up and I thought why not make her a pretty necklace. My niece loves pink as much as I do. So I grabbed few white and pink glass pearl beads to get started. Supplies I used for necklace: Darice White glass beads Darice pink…

Learning to make jewelry is as simple as knowing a few of the tools and how to perform several techniques. From there, a whole world of design opportunities lies before you. In this Jewelry-Making for Beginners Series, I've already covered quite a bit of information and several techniques. Information: Jewelry Tools Materials Findings Cords, Ribbons, and Laces (guest post) Beads Other Supplies Techniques: Opening and Closing a Jump Ring Making a Simple Loop Making a Wrapped Loop Today, we'll…

Crimps are an essential part of jewellery making, but they aren’t very pretty. Let’s look at ways to disguise them.

Capital City Beads on Instagram: "How to use crimp beads to secure beading wire! Free tutorial on YouTube + All of our crimping supplies and firepolished beads are on SALE!! 30%-75% OFF Findings 35% OFF Firepolish Glass (No code needed, All Sales Final, Storewide Savings!) Basic bead stringing is a great place to start your jewelry making journey! In our free tutorial you will learn how to measure and plan a necklace or bracelet and crimp using a 2 step crimping plier! I show you how to…

Learning to make jewelry is as simple as knowing a few of the tools and how to perform several techniques. From there, a whole world of design opportunities lies before you. In this Jewelry-Making for Beginners Series, I've already covered quite a bit of information and several techniques. Information: Jewelry Tools Materials Findings Cords, Ribbons, and Laces (guest post) Beads Other Supplies Techniques: Opening and Closing a Jump Ring Making a Simple Loop Making a Wrapped Loop Today, we'll…

Make a three-strand floating illusion necklace using crimp beads and a few tools.

Using crimp beads to finish a necklace or bracelet: 1. String a crimp bead onto the beading cord or wire cable, then string the clasp. 2. Bend the cable back through the crimp bead. 3. Tighten the loop (but not too tight!). Use crimping pliers to crimp the bead into a small round crimp, or use flat-nose pliers to simply flatten the crimp. 4. Trim the excess cord/cable. 5. Use crimping pliers to close a crimp cover over the crimp bead. For all crimping, apply pressure similar to a firm…

I have been asked how I tie off my bead bracelets without using crimp beads. I actually DO use crimp beads, but I hide them well 😉 Take a look here and see for youself ✨ This is quite a technique...

Crimp beads help secure a loop on a piece of jewelry so that the finished piece can be attached to other components of jewelry. If you're making your own beaded jewelry, you'll probably need to crimp the wire on both ends to make sure the...