How to Close a Crimp Bead

5. Once your crimp bead is secure, trim off excess beading wire. You can either leave a little of the beading wire and insert the beads you string over it, or trim off all of it up to the crimp bead. Just make sure you cut it cleanly using a sharp pair of wire cutters or beading wire cutter. Now you have a good loop that can be used to hold your clasp.