Finishing Techniques for Beaded Jewelry

"See" how to secure a crimp bead with this tutorial, which I put together using illustrations.

Crimp beads are used to finish off a beaded jewelry piece such as a necklace or bracelet. This tutorial shows how to use crimping plier to close a crimp bead.

Use this simple tip for making sure your bead tips (aka clam shell) findings are secure.

Learn the basics for using bead tips to finish off your beaded jewelry designs.

Learn about some other options for giving your beaded strung jewelry pieces, including necklaces and bracelets, a professional finish.

You need the right tool for the right job. Now, you can have your crimping pliers in any size for any size job: small, medium, or large, thanks to the Mighty Crimper.

What a fabulous idea: covers for your crimp beads! It's about time too! Learn how to use these cool covers to disguise your crimp beads and add a special touch to all your jewelry designs.

Learn about some of the different clasps and connectors used to make beaded jewelry.

Learn about the different types of findings used to make beaded earrings.

In this article, I take you step by step through some of the most popular jewelry stringing findings. If you want to string up a beaded necklace, bracelet, or anklet, often you’ll need to use one of the following findings in order to do this

What a fabulous idea: covers for your crimp beads! It's about time too! Learn how to use these cool covers to disguise your crimp beads and add a special touch to all your jewelry designs.

There are a number of ways to finish off a necklace or bracelet. Bead tips, also known as clam shells, are one of them.

Just about any jewelry maker at one time or another attempts to use crimp beads, and it can be a challenge. However, with these instructions and tips, anyone can learn this important technique.

A review of the new micro crimpers from Eurotool. Use these for smaller sized beading wire.

Learn how to finish your jewelry pieces using crimps and bead tips and pick up some helpful information about how to design the perfect piece of jewelry from this Beadshop.com how-to video.

Beadshop.com offers some wonderful directions on a variety of finishing techniques such as using bullion, beads tips, cones for mulit-strand pieces, and crimping organza ribbon.

Fire Mountain Gems and Beads has a multitude of project instructions as well as how-to instructions for mastering finishing techniques including using crimp ends and French wire (aka bullion).

In it's Tips and Tricks section, Rio Grande provides a drop down menu so you can select bead stringing or other types of jewelry making. For beading, they offer finishing instructions for cord jewelry, adjustable knots, French wire, bead tips, cones, and more.

Ruby offers a number of free beadwork tutorials on her website, many of which include finishing techniques such as weaving the ends of a stretchy bracelet, sliding knots, and bead and ball loop closures.