I implore you, fellow Creative Souls, take the time to practice and learn the proper way to crimp! Your pieces are SO worth it. Or, if not, just make sure you crimp very carefully and properly! If the beads you’re using have holes that are too small to allow for this, consider starting with a few metal beads that will match and blend in with your clasp area that you can feed you’re wire into. Otherwise, if snipped at the crimp, it will pop right out if you had not crimped properly and your bracelet (or necklace) could immediately fall off. If you’re able to do this, it means that if your wire ever does start to slip, you’ll have some time to catch it.
(See final image below) If your first few beads can be strung onto your beading wire and fit OVER the tail that’s there – allow that to happen rather than snipping off the tail at the crimp. When closed it looks like a kidney bean! Check out the top image in this blog for a better picture! Here is where you’re going to give your crimp it’s first squish! Note: If you can, position the 2 wires inside your crimp so they aren’t overlapping – this will help them not to squish into each other and prevent wire damage. This chamber is not the one that towards the tip, but the one just behind it. Image #3 shows that I’ve placed my crimp bead inside the back chamber of the crimper tool.
Slide your crimp closer to the clasp, making this look a bit smaller – though not too close, as you want your clasp to be able to have some wiggle room. Image #2 shows that I’ve taken that tail of wire and threaded it back through the crimp bead, creating a loop of wire that now attaches the clasp. You’ll find over time that you need less and less and you’ll conserve wire. Work with a tail long enough for you to comfortable manage. You’ll see in image #1 that I’ve added a crimp bead to my Soft Flex Beading Wire and I’ve slid it to within a little less than an inch from the end and then through the loop of my clasp. *** C L I C K I M A G E S B E L O W T O E N L A R G E *** **Do you notice the 2 chambers in the jaws of the Crimper tool? Take note of them, we’ll be using both! There is also the Mighty Crimper for 3mm crimp beads (though I find that the regular crimper fits all my needs when it comes to standard crimps), as well as the Micro Crimper for 1.5×1.5mm crimp beads (perfect for use with Soft Touch beading wire!). There are also different Crimper Tools, so it’s important to know the difference! The one picture it’s a standard Crimper, meant for 2x2mm crimp beads. Read on to learn how (or refresh!) on how it’s done properly. Hi Eureka Fans! I’m here to talk to you about something super basic but SO important! CRIMPING!! Crimp beads may be such a tiny visual aspect of your bracelets and necklaces but they are literally what makes or breaks your beautiful creations! Those tiny little squished bits of metal hold your jewelry together for you, your friends/family, and your customers.
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