As well as two styles, we stock a wide range of colours including antique brass and antique copper and even have crimp with loops available for easy use without the fuss of wire guardians and crimp covers. Save with I-Beads selection of crimp beads at low prices Available in a range of finishes and styles in wholesale and retail quantities Skip to content. If you are planning on using crimp covers, we suggest using round crimps as they are much easier to cover, especially if you are not using crimping pliers. Crimp Beads Sort by View as 2.99 Size 3 Gold Color Crimp Tube Beads (2mm, Set of 50) in stock 2.99 Size 3 Silver Plated Crimp Beads (3mm, Set of 25) in stock 2.99 Size 1 Silver Plated Crimp Beads (2mm, Set of 100) Only 10 left 2.99 Size 2 Gold Color Crimp Tube Beads (1.8mm, Set of 45) in stock 2. We stock two shapes round crimp and tube crimps, both do the same thing, it is just personal preference to which one you choose. Crimp beads are small metal tubes used to secure strands of wire, or to hold beads in position. Pass the wire through both sides of the tube and then close with a crimping pliers. Crimp Beads Explore our selection of Crimp Beads and kits in a range of finishes and styles to complete your jewellery designs. For example if you are creating a floating necklace, use these to separate your beads to give that floating illusion. Crimp tubes keep beads on a beading wire and can create loops for findings. If the crimp is not straight before crimping, you will get an uneven result that may not grip the wire, may be subject to breakage, and may permanently bend the beading wire.Crimp beads as well as headpins, eyepins and jump rings are the foundations of all basic jewellery making, at some point in your jewellery making journey you will come across these little metal squash able balls and you will probably need your glasses.Ĭrimp beads have two main jobs, the first is to hold your nylon coated wire at either end on which you will need to attach a clasp and the second is to hold beads in place mid string. Your loop should be secure and permanent. Carefully squeeze down on your pliers and squash crimp flat. Hold your pliers at a right angle to your wire. Next, either use specialty crimping pliers and follow the instructions that come with them, or use the flat nosed pliers as follows: Line up the crimp in the tip of your pliers as straight as possible. Now is the time to pull the loop as tight as you want it to be, because after you finish crimping, the loop will be permanently fixed. Close the crimp bead at the end of the wire using your crimp bead pliers. (See notes on closing crimp beads) Repeat with the other earring making sure they are both the same length.Step3 Choose one bead and thread it onto the end of one of the wires followed by a crimp bead. Pass the end of the wire back through the crimp, so that the loop of wire is closed. 2220 Pieces Crimp Beads for Jewelry Making, Acejoz Knot Covers, Crimp Bead Covers, Crimp Tubes and Wire Guardians with Crimping Pliers for DIY Jewelry Bracelets. Step2 Close the crimp bead using your crimp bead pliers.
Loop the wire around your clasp or jump ring (the thing you want to put on the very end of the wire). To use crimps, you will need some flat nose pliers to squash the crimps, or speciality crimping pliers that "fold" the bead into a small volume.įirst, thread crimp onto wire.
Use an online chart to make sure you have the right size crimp beads for your wire. Crimp beads are soft metal beads used in place of knots to secure clasps and beads onto un-knottable stringing material such as beading wire. First, determine what size wire you have.
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