Crimp beads are one of those most basic of jewelry making supplies. They are used to hold together most strung pieces of jewelry, whether they be necklaces or bracelets, and can even be used to hold together earrings.
Crimps are key components in illusion or floating bead necklaces, and are also a great way to reduce multiple strands down to a single strand. You’ve seen me use them quite a lot and in many different ways in my jewelry making videos.
In this video I will show you three different ways to use crimps to secure your jewelry.
Here are the tools that I use:
Enjoy the video and happy creating!
You can watch the Friday Findings-Crimp Beads video over at YouTube.
That three-handled crimper is the coolest tool yet. Maybe ever. 😀
It is brilliant, imho. 😀
But it’s a toss up between that and the One Step Looper as to which I find most useful.