[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Beaded jewelry making

Thu May 14 13:39:02 UTC 2020

Hi Alyssa.
If you don't use crimping beads, how to you get your clasp to stay on?
Maybe you know a technique I missed?

Bookshare has a book on jewelry-making.  I downloaded it, but haven't looked
at it yet.
Tracy

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Thanks for your responses. I'll have to look on Amazon for some
charms; they have an overwhelming selection. Smiles.
Tracy, NYC is one of my favorite places! I've visited a couple times
and want to live there someday. I love the energy of the city!
I haven't worked with crimping beads yet, either.

Thanks
Alyssa

On 5/13/20, Terry Powers via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Crimp bead.
> I have not learned to use them.
>
> Terry
>
>
>
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> Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
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> Hi Alyssa.
> I've just tied a knot in the elastic, and it's held OK.  But the wire is a
> lot more durable.  My problem is squeezing the bead tight that holds the
> loop for the clasp.  It has a special name, which completely escapes me
> right now.  But I have a hard time pushing it close to the real beads and
> still squeezing it.
>
> Amazon has lots of charms.  I got a whole bagful, around 60, assorted
> shapes
> of leaves, flowers, birds, fantastic animals, and fruit.  I think I
> searched
> something like charms or jewelry charms, and up came a lot of choices.
> For beads, there's a bead store on the way home from work.  I work in
> midtown Manhattan, near the garment district, where there are lots of
shops
> selling stuff for the garment trade.  I say these things as if they are
> current, though I don't know when it will actually be safe for an older
gal
> like me to go back to the big City.  Hopefully some time this summer.
> Tracy
>
>
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> Behalf Of Alyssa Frierson via NFB-Krafters-Korner
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>
> Hi Tracy!
> Thanks for your email.
> I string beads on wire and attach clasps. I'm just getting into jewelry
> making. Do you have tips for knotting the elastic cord so it stays? I use
> wire because all my knots in cord seem to come undone.
> I've also made a few pairs of dangling earrings. I bought a jewelry making
> kit recently that came with tools and a bunch of beads and findings
> (clasps,
> earring wires, jump rings, etc.). Is there anywhere in particular you like
> to get your beads and charms? My stash is running low already! Smiles.
> Thanks.
>
> Alyssa
>
> On 5/13/20, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Alyssa.
>>
>> Welcome to the list!
>>
>> You say you've done beaded jewelry making.  I have done some of that
>> myself.
>> I've strung beads on wire and attached a clasp.  I've also strung
>> beads on elastic cord, which is easier, but the cord breaks after a
>> while.  I've also done a bit of incorporating beads into knitting,
>> which I'd like to experiment with more.  Knitting is the craft I do
>> the most, with crochet second.
>>
>> Oh, and I bought some blank bangles and some charms, which I'm going
>> to
> put
>> together, once I've hunted out my package of jump-rings.
>>
>>
>>
>> What kinds of jewelry making do you do?  Maybe you have some better
> methods
>> than I do.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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