1. Take your crimp bead, and slip it onto the end of the beading wire.
2. Next, take the end of the wire and loop it back through the crimp bead leaving a small amount of extra wire as a tale.
How to Close a Crimp Bead
By Tammy Powley, About.com Guide
Now you are ready to attach and close your crimp bead to your beading wire.
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- Curl the Crimp Bead
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- Finish Securing Crimp Bead
- Crimp Bead Tips
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