Jewelry Clasps

Adding a clasp with a thread

• Cut the thread to the desired length.
• Slip the thread through the clasp.
• Thread on one or two crimp beads.

NB: Using two crimp beads makes your piece of jewellery more solid. 

• Slip one end of the thread towards the crimp beads and let the crimp beads slide along the thread so that they are eventually just below the clasp.

• Flatten the crimp bead with the flat nose pliers.

Assembling a clasp with several threads

• For an even number of X threads:

  • Cut X/2 to an equal length or double the final wished for length.
  • Pass them through the clasp.
  • Fold them in two being careful to ensure that the clasp is in the middle of the thread.
  • Put all the ends of the thread in to one or two crimp beads. NB: two crimp beads make your piece of jewellery more solid.
  • Flatten the crimp beads with the flat nose pliers just after the clasp.

• For an uneven number of Y threads:

  • Cut Y/2 to an equal length or double the final wished for length.
  • Pass them through the clasp.
  • Fold them in two being careful to ensure that the clasp is in the middle of the thread.
  • Put all the ends of the thread in to one or two crimp beads. NB: two crimp beads make your piece of jewellery more solid.
  • Add a single length of thread.
  • Flatten the crimp beads with the flat nose pliers just after the clasp.
  • Make sure that the threads are well fixed with the crimp beads.

With 2 threads

 With 3 threads

 With 4 threads

With 5 threads

Assembling links

• Put the link or the thread through a crimp bead then through a link, and then once more through a crimp bead.

• Let the crimp beads slide to just beneath the link.

• Crush the crimp bead with the flat nose pliers.

• Cut the ends of the beading wire.

  • either directly under the crimp bead.

  • or a few centimetres away so that the beading wires can be slid through the nearest beads.