This clasp has hooks on both ends so that you can either connect them to jump rings attached to the end of a necklace or loops created with either wire or fiber.
Copper Wire and Resin Bead Clasp
By Tammy Powley, About.com Guide
12. With an anvil and small ball peen hammer, work-harden and texture the hooks, and then use the nylon nosed pliers to flatten and help shape the hook.
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- Introduction and Materials
- Make First Wire Loops
- Another Loop on Wire
- Add Resin Bead
- Yet Another Wire Loop
- Start Second Wire Hook
- Small Wire Loop
- Finish the Clasp
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