From Tammy Powley,
Your Guide to Jewelry Making.
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Jump rings are often crucial jewelry components to our jewelry designs. They have all kinds of uses such as securing clasps and connecting charms. I receive a lot of email about jump rings and they are also a very common topic on the Jewelry Making Forum.

Here is an example of the type of emails I receive concerning jump rings:

Every time I use jump rings, they become disconnected, and the bracelet, etc falls off. How can I make sure the ends are closed with no space left?

Disconnected jump rings – what a disaster!

This is a typical example of how important a jump ring can be because it literally makes or breaks a jewelry piece. Two elements that are necessary for ensuring your jump rings stay closed are quality and technique. These are equally important to jump ring security.

Scoll down for links to the rest of this 5 part article on jump rings.