[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Jewelry-making

[Cathy Flesher]

Hi Tracy,

To cut wire you used wire cutters. <smile> They look similar to pliers and a crimping tool. I am always confused as to which tool is which. Luckily, my husband can remind me.
I really like those magnetic clasps. They make it so easy to take off a bracelet. However, I wish they were a bit more magnetic. I’ve had the bracelets come off inadvertently. I agree that needle-nosed pliers is a good substitute for a crimping tool. You apparently have great dexterity  in your fingers for the seed beads and crimp beads. Not everyone has the dexterity to work with such small beads. I can do it, but it  isn’t easy for me. But the bracelets are so pretty with the seed beads it is worth the effort.
As for yourre-stringing your other bracelets, give the magnetic clasp a test run and see how it works for you before re-make other jewelry.
 

May God bless you.
 Cathy F

> On Jun 22, 2020, at 9:50 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yesterday, I fixed a bracelet I made a while ago.  It's a turquoise chip
> bracelet.  It was on the stretchy string, but, after a while, the string
> broke.  With a lot of help, I was able to gather the chips off the ground,
> and now I've re-strung them on beading wire with magnetic clasps.  The
> bracelet is a bit bigger than it was, because of the space needed for the
> clasp, but it still fits fine.  
> 
> I don't have a crimping tool, but a pair of needle-nosed pliers did the
> trick.  The hardest bit was cutting the wire.  I forget what I used to use
> to do that.
> 
> Now I have to decide if I want to re-string other bracelets I've got that
> were on elastic string that has broken.  The stuff is handy and easy to use,
> but doesn't last anywhere near as long as wire.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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