picture of Crimp Bead Folded

Creating a folded crimp is one of the most important techniques for stringing simple bead and gem necklaces. Generally, you will be using some sort of jewelry wire or cable for the stringing. While other materials such as silk can be knotted, you will need a strong enough termination point for wire. This is where bead crimps come into play.

In this article, I talk about the basic technique of making a simple folded crimp using crimp beads and crimping pliers.

Tutorial on Using Crimp Beads and Bead Crimping Pliers

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  1. Kristi Wild Says:
    September 10th, 2005 at 5:21 am

    This article was VERY helpful to me. As a beginner, I had no idea what I was doing wrong. I now know how and what tool to use to make my crimps correctly. Thank You!

  2. Administrator Says:
    September 10th, 2005 at 9:14 am

    hello kristi,

    You are very welcome! The major reason we put it up is exactly what you were saying: when we first tried it we had absolutely no idea what we were doing, so we figured it would probably be helpful to other people just starting…

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