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How To Start and Finish Off Bracelets and Necklaces
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How to Finish off a Jewelry Piece and Add a Closure 1

1. The first step is to insert your wires through the clamshell fastener with the “open mouth” towards the wire ends.

How to Finish off a Jewelry Piece and Add a Closure 2

2. Now add a crimp bead where you would like to have the fastener at and squeeze it tight with pliers.

How to Finish off a Jewelry Piece and Add a Closure 3

3. Slide the clamshell fastener over the crimping bead.

How to Finish off a Jewelry Piece and Add a Closure 4

4. Use flat pliers and close the clamshell so that it encloses the crimping bead.

How to Finish off a Jewelry Piece and Add a Closure 5

5. Snip away any ends hanging out of the clamshell fastener. Now add your closure piece to the hook of the clamshell fastener.

How to Finish off a Jewelry Piece and Add a Closure 6

6. Use pliers again and now close the hook. Repeat this step for the other end of the jewelry piece.

 

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