How to use crimp beads tutorials

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…

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

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…

When you are making beaded jewelry, instead of fighting with tying knots in your bead cord, and constantly wondering if they'll stay tied, you can use a hand crimp bead to hold the ends of your jewelry projects securely closed. By using

What is crimping and why is it so important that you get it right?

Save In this video tutorial, I’ll show you how to use a crimping tool and crimp covers to finish off your beaded designs nicely. Not only does this give a professional look to your beaded jewelry, but it makes it more comfortable to wear as there are no flattened crimp tube corners to scratch against... Read More »

How to Use Crimp Beads in Jewelry Making

You can use crimp covers to hide crimp beads when you’re making jewelry. They are designed to look just like a spacer bead and are great for adding a decorative touch to finish off your project. Find…

Jewellery made with beading wire is held together with crimps , tiny metal tubes (crimp tubes) or rounded tubes (crimp beads). The quickest...