[NFB-Krafters-Korner] using pliers

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Daniella.
I'm guessing they're needle-nosed pliers, with long, pointy blades?
First, you could practice grasping things with the pliers.  I'd probably try
grasping a finger, gently.  Or you could skip that, and go straight to
business.
To bend the wire, slide your clasp onto the wire, then grab it with the
pliers close to the end of the wire, and close to the end of the pliers,
then gently start bending, holding the wire with the other hand.  So, I'm
right-handed, so I'd have the pliers in my right hand, and hold the wire
with my left.  When you've bent almost all the way around, make sure your
clasp is inside the loop you're making before closing it up.
Crimping beads are a bit trickier.  Slide the bead onto the wire.  Slide on
a clasp.  Stick the end of the wire back through the crimping bead, creating
a loop to hold the clasp.  Pull the loop tight-ish.  Then grab the crimping
bead with the end of the pliers and squeeze it shut.  Be careful not to grab
anyother beads at the same time, because squeezing them will break them.  I
think it works best if you can squeeze it crossways, so it's pushing down on
the 2 strings going through it.
HTH.
Tracy


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Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] using pliers

 Hello all, I wanted to start getting into jewellery making to possibly sell
it, so I bought a jewellery making starting kit from Michael's. it comes
with wires, beads, clasps, and pliers.  I was wondering if anyone could give
me any guidance as to how to use pliers is a totally blind person who has
never used them before. How do I make it so that I can get a crimping paid
properly onto the wire? How do I bend the wire using pliers so that I can
make sure the clasp is secured.  It's memory wire so I can't use my fingers
to bend it. Also, how do you use jump rings and get them to open up with the
pliers and connect to the wire?  I'm also not sure what one of the clasps
does but I really just want some basic help to get me started and then I can
ask more questions to you guys as I go. I have tried looking at videos and
articles but they all use a lot of pictures to explain things. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
 Thank you all for your help!
Daniella

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