How to use crimping tools for making beaded jewelry; get expert tips and advice on homemade jewelry making techniques in this free instructional video series.
Expert: Sonia Dameron
Contact: www.beadbarbead.com
Bio: Sonia Dameron has been designing and fabricating jewelry and teaching beading for over 20 years.
Filmmaker: Madison Paige
You get different types of strands from Beadalon. You get it in the bead section in Michaels or your local arts and crafts store.
tinaferns1977 2 years ago
Does anyone know what kind of wire or thread she said she is using? I'm new to this.
Landes79 3 years ago
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.
PatchworkDream 3 years ago
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!
mhginsberg 3 years ago
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.
mhginsberg 3 years ago
Nicely done demo! A close-up of the crimp tool head would be nice.
sharoneus 4 years ago
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?
DarkElfMairead 4 years ago
I would have love to hear what the nice finishing touch is!!!! Nice demonstration! Thanks.
tiwisa1 4 years ago