How to Use Crimp Beads and Crimp Tool

When you create jewelry designs with jewelry wire, the jewelry findings you must to use are crimp beads and crimp covers. Of course, you also need to use a jewelry plier—crimp tool. How to use crimp beads, crimp covers and crimp tools? It is a problem for almost all the beginners of jewelry making.

Iron Crimp Beads

Crimp beads and covers can give jewelry a professional finish to a designed necklace, bracelets or anklet. Crimp beads hide the knot, and crimp covers hide the crimp bead that connects the clasp and beads. Let’s us talk about the crimp beads first. Most crimp beads are made of brass and iron, but they are available in different colors, for example, golden, silver, black, antique bronze, platinum, red copper, rose gold and so on. So that they are suitable for creating any style jewelry you like. The common shape of these jewelry findings are tube and round. About the crimp covers, they are mainly produced by brass and iron too. They are available in different colors as crimp beads.

Brass Crimp Beads

How to attach crimp beads and crimp covers on your design by crimp tool? When you are ready to attach a clasp or other connect, first thread end of your wire through a crimp bead. Loop the wire through the clasp and then feed back through the crimp bead, forming a loop. Slide the crimp bead up close to the end of the clasp but make sure that it is not too close to the clasp. Now you are ready to squeeze the crimp bead shut. Place the bead at the back of part of the crimp tool close to the handle. Gently squeeze the crimp bead closed. Tug lightly to make sure that the crimp bead does not pull out easily. Now you can place the crimp cover over the crimp bead. Place it toward the front part of the tool and gently close the crimp cover over the crimp bead. Thread the wire from the finished jewelry design through a crimp bead. Thread it through next to the figure eight ring and back through the crimp bead. The last step is trimming the wire.

Finished jewelry projects are great gifts for family members, friends and co-workers. Have you learned how to use crimp beads, crimp covers and crimp tool (crimp pliers) now? Do you have some fabulous jewelry making ideas with them now? If yes, it is time to purchase and use them to create your unique jewelry gifts for anyone who you want to express love or friendship.