How to Make Beaded Jewelery : Using a Bead Crimping Tool for Making Beaded Jewelry

[Landes79]

Does anyone know what kind of wire or thread she said she is using?  I'm new to this.

[tinaferns1977]

You get different types of strands from Beadalon. You get it in the bead section in Michaels or your local arts and crafts store.

[PatchworkDream]

I bet the nice finishing touch is the use of a crimp cover. I can't live without them. Not only do they cover the crimp, but it also takes up a little more space ensuring there is no slack or spacing when the piece of jelwery gets worn more than a few times.

[mhginsberg]

The "nice finishing touch" is using a chainnose

pliers on the place where the crimp tube comes

together and squeezing it. This makes the

joining even more secure. I learned this from

someone in a bead store. If a crimping tool is

not used, it is reasonably secure, but it can

be rough. I hope this helps!

[sharoneus]

Nicely done demo! A close-up of the crimp tool head would be nice.

[DarkElfMairead]

I use crimp tubes too but I don't use a crimping tool. It doesn't look as nice, but it's just as secure...right?

[tiwisa1]

I would have love to hear what the nice finishing touch is!!!! Nice demonstration! Thanks.

[mhginsberg]

The "nice finishing touch" is probably using the

chainnose pliers to tighten the place where the

two ends of the crimp tube have come together.

This makes the closure very secure. I was taught this at a bead store a while back. I

hope this helps you.