| Crimping is the process of securing your
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| | follow diagrams.
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| wire to a clasp or creating a stop for a
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| bead on wire. When beading jewelry you
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| | You can cover a crimped bead with a
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| will use the crimping skill all the time.
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| | crimp cover. This gives the illusion of
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| The best part about this beading skill is
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| | another bead instead of seeing flattened
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| that it is very easy to learn.You will
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| | metal. You can also find crimp beads that
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| need:Crimp tube
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| | have a loop already on them. So instead
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| Stringing wire
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| | of looping the wire through the clasp,
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| Crimping PliersStep 1. Thread the wire
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| | you would crimp you wire, and cover the
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| through the crimp tube, through the ring
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| | crimp bead with the crimp cover. Use a
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| on the claspStep 2. Thread the wire back
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| | jump ring to hook the crimp cover and
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| through the crimp tubeStep 3. Lay the
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| | clasp together.Happy Beading!Jennifer
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| crimp tube on the back portion of the
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| | ThodenDiscover free bead patterns,
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| crimping pliersStep 4. Close the crimping
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| | beading instructions and an online bead
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| pliers to squeeze the crimp tube flatStep
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| 5. Lay the flattened crimp tube on its
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| | designer bead patterns, detailed step by
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| side in the front space of the pliersStep
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| | step bead instructions, dozens of beading
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| 6. Close the crimping pliers again to
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| | related articles and a growing online
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| squeeze the crimp tube in half
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