This video is absolutely great!!! I have been doing jewelry for years but you are never too old to learn, thank you so much. (Just a small tip, please name the findings that you are using in the video).
One of the best tutorials about ending your jewelry pieces I've seen. Well paced and thorough demonstration. Great that we are able to end our precious jewelry with an array of styles
The trick to doing the ends of anything is that the first end is easy because there's plenty of slack, the second or final end is what's harder because you want to take up slack before securing or tightening you crimps, or other finding. Please do a video showing how to do the second end!
Hello, Darla! You are SO RIGHT about the first end always being easier than the second! I always give myself a few extra inches of being wire because the cost of the wire is so worth the leeway it gives when working on finishing a piece.
Please add links to products used in your video in the description. Revenue opportunity missed. I would buy them right now, but I don’t have a name for the “horseshoe thingy” that strengthens the wire where it connects to the clasp 🤷🏼♀️ The tutorial is very good. Thanks For showing us this out of the goodness of your heart. 💜
I see a lot of post with people asking different questions but getting no answers. I wonder why,why do one end and can’t finish the other end, makes no sense 🤔
Angela, here's a link to our blog where you can find all sorts of info about the items used in the video. EZCrimp: www.halcraft.com/design/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-ez-crimps/ Scrimps: www.halcraft.com/tuesday-tips-tricks/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-scrimps/ Crimps: www.halcraft.com/design/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-3-the-crimp-edition/ Clamshell: www.halcraft.com/design/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-4-the-clamshell-edition/ Thanks for your great question!
@@HalcraftUSA These links no longer work. Please update! Otherwise, the entire video is kinda useless if we viewers can't find the findings you show here. Thank you!
The second one shown is Beadalon's EZ-Crimp End and EZ-Crimp Lobster: www.beadalon.com/products/findings_ezcrimp.asp I just wish they were available in sterling silver instead of silver-plate.
Stupid question from someone getting back into beading: back in the mid ‘70s I was making beaded jewelry necklaces snd bracelets for local jewelry stores and I had been taught to ‘tie off’ my clasps. I never used crimping beads so I was a little surprised to see so many using them. From a strength standpoint for more expensive gemstone bead necklaces, is crimping indeed the better way to go?
Just some items I noticed: 1: your camera person wasn't keeping up. 2: Partly your fault, you were going too fast. 3: It would be great if you left links where we could purchase the items you used. I really liked the corrugated crimp covers and they are very hard to find! I tried your site, and so far, 4 or 5 of my usual suppliers and I can't find them. SO.... If you could let me know where you found them, I would be very grateful! Thanks. Keep it up, practice makes perfect! ;) God bless.
@Carlos Wilson Carlos, A word to the wise, I know u must be young but it is NEVER right to pry into other ppls shit. It always ends badly. Even if u just cracked us Sister's diary, u don't want to know. Cheers
Great video! What is the name of the thing talked after the wire protectors at 1:50 min The thing to cover silk or thread or beading wire that looks like metal? Thanks 🙏🏼
Really pretty. Please, what is the best way to market/ sell your jewelry? I will be starting out with no capital, no store, no booth. Can you please offer suggestions?
FYI @@karenscott7511 , it's Etsy... just to help you find it when you search... Good Luck! I'm trying some of my local stores to see if they will either buy outright, or put on consignment.
I am doing exactly the same thing with my crimp tubes and crimp covers when making my bracelets. I have the exact same crimp tool as well. But I am having problems with my crimps holding the wire tight enough. With a little tug the wire is slipping out of the crimp and the bracelet then falls apart. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I am using 2x2mm gold-plated crimp tubes. And my wire is the correct size for that size crimp tube according to the package instructions. I need to figure this out. Please help.
Word of the day.. whatchamacallit. So.. I snapshot certain "things" in this video and did a visual search.. some items popped up.. most didn't. I don't know what I'm looking for so I had to do show and tell with my local craft store ladies. Good times.. but seriously you should post updated links because the previous links are broken.
9:02 this is the classic problem that no one knows how to solve: you'll find a well closed end, but in the other side the end thread remains outside of beads, you could see it. So it isn't tight 😖
It is a struggle to get it tight enough that the thread or beading wire doesnt show, but not too tight because then the jewelry is stiff. You want it to be flexible. I try to leave about 1/8-1/4" exposed to leave that "give," but sometimes I crimp it too tight and can only undo the piece and start over. I think it's something you just have to practice a lot so it becomes muscle memory.
I'm starting to use this type of wire and I'm used to using string where I could just tie off and knot at the end... if I have 6 wires going through a bracelet how can I finish it at the end please help!!
Oyacitas, you can pass all of the wires as one through a crimp tube as long as the tube is large enough. Size 4 is the largest and can accommodate 6 of the beading wires and back through. :)
I found some at jewelrysupply.com . Just check any jewelry supply stores on line. Most have all the items they used. I checked at their own website for the corrugated crimp covers, and they don't sell them. I've looked, and they are hard to find. Still looking!
HI, are you suggesting that crimp beads should EVER be left uncovered? The spiral french wire is ugly enough (it stretches and folds open, looking very sloppy, showing poor workmanship) without an uncovered crimp. Also, the wire guard is very unattractive, does Halstead have a wire guard cover? I would suggest always demonstrating the highest quality presentation for someone that is making products for sale. Thank you for the great video and several different options, and your time.
HELP ! I can’t see what she is doing because the camera can’t follow her fast enough or close enough to catch those CLOSE UP shots... I don’t know the answer PLEASE HELP♥️
I know the first item is a “wire guardian” but you don’t say that. You just move on to what you call “French bouillon,” which I don’t find on eBay or Etsy. Ave to leave it for a whileWhat else is it called? Also, you show it with wire & a clasp but offer no info about how to use it. Maybe later in the video? What’s the device called that looks like a coil that keeps your work from coming apart when you have to leave it for a while?
The device with a coil is called a "bead stopper", you can find it in bead stores like artbeads.com, beadaholique.com, potomacbeads.com, or firemountaingems.com. I think the second thing was "French wire" but I don't know anything about that, sorry. I've heard it mentioned before in videos but I've never seen a really clear demonstration on what it is or how to use it.
This video is UNclear about quite a few things. (See my first comment, below) For instance, you don’t name the item you use that sometimes “comes with a clasp attached”? This is the kind of video that needs to be clear & *precise* because crimp beads etc. are so hard to see & work with. The pieces are so shiny to begin with that I struggled to see the tiny findings. You discuss numerous items without naming them. If there was info about wire gauge I missed it. I feel more confused than before I watched. Maybe this happens when sponsor sales are more important than sharing helpful techniques?
Could really tell what you are doing with the crimp moving very fast and camera doesn't follow well and change products without showing before or after to much of a flash but good information
@@carolewebber9974 Read some of the other comments...you will see I am not alone in my opinion...It is frustrating to watch a video and find out you have wasted a half hour or hour of your time....that is what comments are for...so people can see what other people think about the video...much like reviews on Amazon when you are thinking if buying a product...after watching so many DIY videos that are awful...I now look at the comments to see if I should even bother to watch it...there are many great videos where they actually do the things I mentioned...
This was a terrible video for the simple fact that it didn't accomplish the goal. I believe the intention was to show the different types of finishings that could be applied, and how to apply them. The techniques went too fast, sometimes it didn't even show the whole process, like at the the end when she was to show her technique for making the loop, she had already started it before the camera swung back to her hands, with her stating that she 'just automatically started' , but didn't start over to demonstrate. Which was another problem, the camera kept going to their faces instead of to her hands, she fumbled frequently with the findings, and didn't show the products used, or the techniques employed clearly. It was a complete waste of time. I think I was more confused after the video than I was before! I'm sorry they both seem to be nice, personable people, but teachers, they were not.
Lord Have Mercy! I'm so confused lol. Ladies.. LADIES.. come on now. If you're going to take the time to do a video... good grief... give more info or post some links. Ridiculous epic fail~
Why do you guys make so much trash as a „jewelry”. Metal, gunmetal, plastic, glass, rubber paper...almost like anything you find in the garbage.And then you want to decorate people with these findings.... Jewelry is so small part of dressing up, that it should be made if precious stones and metals, otherwise it ruins all the estetics. Unless someone is CHEAP but wishes to look „pretty” , so congratulations if such person feels comfortable while decorated in the trash. It is a pathetic pity to look at such „ beauty” with such a taste.
Lol..thank God few people think like you do...the DIY jewelry industry is full of millions of us who LOVE it and would rather spend $200 or $300 on beads, Crystals, wire, etc. than a 14k gold necklace as we LOVE creating...to buy the same amount of supplies in 14k gold beads, charms, chains, findings, etc. would be impossible for many of us but also because we LOVE all the "junk" too! We could care less about your looking down your nose at us!
This video is absolutely great!!! I have been doing jewelry for years but you are never too old to learn, thank you so much. (Just a small tip, please name the findings that you are using in the video).
Thank you for the tip. Will do in the future!
Thank you for showing us this because I always have a problem with the crimping coming off
I have from watching finally gather the best for that last necklace! ❤ thank you , I’m using 19 wire beading string , love it .
I like how they patiently explain everything
One of the best tutorials about ending your jewelry pieces I've seen. Well paced and thorough demonstration. Great that we are able to end our precious jewelry with an array of styles
Thank you so much!
Thank you ladies, it really helped me solve a couple of problems.
What a great very clear tutorial. Thank you.
The trick to doing the ends of anything is that the first end is easy because there's plenty of slack, the second or final end is what's harder because you want to take up slack before securing or tightening you crimps, or other finding. Please do a video showing how to do the second end!
Hello, Darla! You are SO RIGHT about the first end always being easier than the second! I always give myself a few extra inches of being wire because the cost of the wire is so worth the leeway it gives when working on finishing a piece.
Please add links to products used in your video in the description. Revenue opportunity missed. I would buy them right now, but I don’t have a name for the “horseshoe thingy” that strengthens the wire where it connects to the clasp 🤷🏼♀️
The tutorial is very good. Thanks For showing us this out of the goodness of your heart. 💜
I see a lot of post with people asking different questions but getting no answers. I wonder why,why do one end and can’t finish the other end, makes no sense 🤔
Wow, great video. I learned alot. Wish I would of found it earlier. I'm going to go through some necklaces and change the ends on them. Thank you!
Awesome! Would you please to introduce how to finish the jewelry project with screw clasp? Thank you !
The best tutorial I have watched in several weeks. I am getting back into making jewelry and now I'm very excited.
I can’t comprehend why they did not give the names of the different findings used to finish the bracelets since that is the topic!
HORSESHOE = Wire Guardian
Wonderful video. Thank you 😊
I love the topic of this video. I was disappointed of the specific findings not being named during the lesson.
Angela, here's a link to our blog where you can find all sorts of info about the items used in the video.
EZCrimp: www.halcraft.com/design/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-ez-crimps/
Scrimps: www.halcraft.com/tuesday-tips-tricks/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-scrimps/
Crimps: www.halcraft.com/design/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-3-the-crimp-edition/
Clamshell: www.halcraft.com/design/how-to-finish-flexible-beading-wire-4-the-clamshell-edition/
Thanks for your great question!
same thought I had!! I kept waiting for them to mention name of the second one which I haven't seen before, but nada.
@@HalcraftUSA These links no longer work. Please update! Otherwise, the entire video is kinda useless if we viewers can't find the findings you show here. Thank you!
The page cannot be found.@@HalcraftUSA
The second one shown is Beadalon's EZ-Crimp End and EZ-Crimp Lobster: www.beadalon.com/products/findings_ezcrimp.asp I just wish they were available in sterling silver instead of silver-plate.
Great video! Very thorough!!
Stupid question from someone getting back into beading: back in the mid ‘70s I was making beaded jewelry necklaces snd bracelets for local jewelry stores and I had been taught to ‘tie off’ my clasps. I never used crimping beads so I was a little surprised to see so many using them. From a strength standpoint for more expensive gemstone bead necklaces, is crimping indeed the better way to go?
Twof of the finest here. What is the name for the clasp shown on the first bracelet featured - with the faceted peach colored beads.
PLEASE keep the camera on the beads at ALL times 😊
We will do so in future!
Thank you. !!
Thanks! This is so helpful!!
Glad it was helpful!
Just some items I noticed: 1: your camera person wasn't keeping up. 2: Partly your fault, you were going too fast. 3: It would be great if you left links where we could purchase the items you used. I really liked the corrugated crimp covers and they are very hard to find! I tried your site, and so far, 4 or 5 of my usual suppliers and I can't find them. SO.... If you could let me know where you found them, I would be very grateful! Thanks. Keep it up, practice makes perfect! ;) God bless.
Excellent thanks for sharing this with me
god, i need a drink after this one!!
@Carlos Wilson Carlos, A word to the wise, I know u must be young but it is NEVER right to pry into other ppls shit. It always ends badly. Even if u just cracked us Sister's diary, u don't want to know. Cheers
What is the finding called at 8:06? I wish you had named the findings so I can find them at the store.
www.beadalon.com/products/findings_ezcrimp.asp
i think it is this one
They are called floater clasps :)
@@zarasbubble1748 Thanks 😃.
Thank you for this tutorial
Hi I would like to know what to use to string 8mm turquoise beads and how to finish the ends I’m making a choker style necklace thank you
Great video! What is the name of the thing talked after the wire protectors at 1:50 min The thing to cover silk or thread or beading wire that looks like metal? Thanks 🙏🏼
Really pretty. Please, what is the best way to market/ sell your jewelry? I will be starting out with no capital, no store, no booth. Can you please offer suggestions?
Meri wiriymo. M3mo4y wire lending choir wire Memory wire
Good question! I’m going to try Epsy and possibly selling at a local farmers market.
FYI @@karenscott7511 , it's Etsy... just to help you find it when you search... Good Luck! I'm trying some of my local stores to see if they will either buy outright, or put on consignment.
Hi iluvfigs47.... I'm trying some of my local stores. (small town of 6K) Hoping they will either buy outright, or put on consignment. Good Luck!
Karie Kavka I meant to write Etsy, sorry
I am doing exactly the same thing with my crimp tubes and crimp covers when making my bracelets. I have the exact same crimp tool as well. But I am having problems with my crimps holding the wire tight enough. With a little tug the wire is slipping out of the crimp and the bracelet then falls apart. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I am using 2x2mm gold-plated crimp tubes. And my wire is the correct size for that size crimp tube according to the package instructions. I need to figure this out. Please help.
Hi dear. Where can I get the bead cram,beading cover and those beading finish to buy. Can you send the names and possible location. Thanks
Word of the day.. whatchamacallit. So.. I snapshot certain "things" in this video and did a visual search.. some items popped up.. most didn't. I don't know what I'm looking for so I had to do show and tell with my local craft store ladies. Good times.. but seriously you should post updated links because the previous links are broken.
9:02 this is the classic problem that no one knows how to solve: you'll find a well closed end, but in the other side the end thread remains outside of beads, you could see it. So it isn't tight 😖
It is a struggle to get it tight enough that the thread or beading wire doesnt show, but not too tight because then the jewelry is stiff. You want it to be flexible. I try to leave about 1/8-1/4" exposed to leave that "give," but sometimes I crimp it too tight and can only undo the piece and start over. I think it's something you just have to practice a lot so it becomes muscle memory.
How do you choose the crimp to fit the wire?I haven't found wire with sizes on them
I'm starting to use this type of wire and I'm used to using string where I could just tie off and knot at the end... if I have 6 wires going through a bracelet how can I finish it at the end please help!!
Oyacitas, you can pass all of the wires as one through a crimp tube as long as the tube is large enough. Size 4 is the largest and can accommodate 6 of the beading wires and back through. :)
Great video lots of ideas and tips very nice lesson thank you for sharing!!!
What is the crimp screw thing called. And where do you find them and the screwdriver?
lol.. right¿ I had to keep going back because I thought I missed the names of these whatchamacallit's lol
Thank you ☺️
name of second finding you used?
French wire.
Can you use a seed bead inside a clamshell? I’ve actually seen this done but is it a good idea?
You need to say what the name of all the items you are using. There was a end to a bracelet you used and you never said name of the end you used.
I think you are talking about the "wire guard"?
Or a crimp end?
i need to learn this :)
where can I buy the French bouillon?
The type used in the video is from Beadalon. www.beadalon.com/cords_and_stringing/french_wire.asp
I found some at jewelrysupply.com . Just check any jewelry supply stores on line. Most have all the items they used. I checked at their own website for the corrugated crimp covers, and they don't sell them. I've looked, and they are hard to find. Still looking!
thank you...very nice
Would anyone happen to know what the name of the the piece that is holding the 3 strands together at the begining of the bracelet? At 9:12-9:22.
name of the horseshoe end you thread wire through - what is it called??
It is called a wire guardian
mine barely make a dent in the crimp def not a nice u shape like this then when i put it in the first hole it just opens it back up again
Love the haircut on the lady in brown. Where do you get your hair cut?
What do you call that horseshoe shape, pls he specific
What is the one with the clasp called?
So what is the horse shoe shaped item called???
Beadalon Wire Guardians
HI, are you suggesting that crimp beads should EVER be left uncovered? The spiral french wire is ugly enough (it stretches and folds open, looking very sloppy, showing poor workmanship) without an uncovered crimp. Also, the wire guard is very unattractive, does Halstead have a wire guard cover? I would suggest always demonstrating the highest quality presentation for someone that is making products for sale. Thank you for the great video and several different options, and your time.
Not sure about cutting the wire so close with out letting it go down to a few beads
Borderlands 2 screen black me being able to see what she's doing when she's working with the beads in a crimps
Next time i hope you can zoom in more
HELP ! I can’t see what she is doing because the camera can’t follow her fast enough or close enough to catch those CLOSE UP shots... I don’t know the answer PLEASE HELP♥️
👍
Thank you!
I know the first item is a “wire guardian” but you don’t say that. You just move on to what you call “French bouillon,” which I don’t find on eBay or Etsy. Ave to leave it for a whileWhat else is it called? Also, you show it with wire & a clasp but offer no info about how to use it. Maybe later in the video? What’s the device called that looks like a coil that keeps your work from coming apart when you have to leave it for a while?
The device with a coil is called a "bead stopper", you can find it in bead stores like artbeads.com, beadaholique.com, potomacbeads.com, or firemountaingems.com. I think the second thing was "French wire" but I don't know anything about that, sorry. I've heard it mentioned before in videos but I've never seen a really clear demonstration on what it is or how to use it.
This video is UNclear about quite a few things. (See my first comment, below) For instance, you don’t name the item you use that sometimes “comes with a clasp attached”? This is the kind of video that needs to be clear & *precise* because crimp beads etc. are so hard to see & work with. The pieces are so shiny to begin with that I struggled to see the tiny findings. You discuss numerous items without naming them. If there was info about wire gauge I missed it. I feel more confused than before I watched. Maybe this happens when sponsor sales are more important than sharing helpful techniques?
My sentiments exactly... I was upset with this tutoring.... 😠
fabluous video, thank you
l just clicked on this video to see the lady with the “I want to speak to the manager” haircut 😂😂💀
lol
Could really tell what you are doing with the crimp moving very fast and camera doesn't follow well and change products without showing before or after to much of a flash but good information
I wish they could have named them.
Unfortunately...you dont zoom in with the camera enough for people to see what you are doing...this is an AWFUL video and you need to redo it!
This is an awful post and you need to redo it!
@@carolewebber9974 Read some of the other comments...you will see I am not alone in my opinion...It is frustrating to watch a video and find out you have wasted a half hour or hour of your time....that is what comments are for...so people can see what other people think about the video...much like reviews on Amazon when you are thinking if buying a product...after watching so many DIY videos that are awful...I now look at the comments to see if I should even bother to watch it...there are many great videos where they actually do the things I mentioned...
This was a terrible video for the simple fact that it didn't accomplish the goal. I believe the intention was to show the different types of finishings that could be applied, and how to apply them. The techniques went too fast, sometimes it didn't even show the whole process, like at the the end when she was to show her technique for making the loop, she had already started it before the camera swung back to her hands, with her stating that she 'just automatically started' , but didn't start over to demonstrate. Which was another problem, the camera kept going to their faces instead of to her hands, she fumbled frequently with the findings, and didn't show the products used, or the techniques employed clearly. It was a complete waste of time. I think I was more confused after the video than I was before! I'm sorry they both seem to be nice, personable people, but teachers, they were not.
Doodles manuel i
maryhappy33 the only thing I see written is the letter 'i'.
Please continue your comment, as I am always open to others opinions.
Doodles manuel I agree and she/ halcraft hardly answers questions. Absolutely poor teachers!
you need to take a beading class
1000% agree!
Great idea poorly executed. You tried to put too much in and failed to properly show how to use due to having to speed through
R SR not sure why they felt the need to race through it.
it would be nicer to watch when your women will have well-groomed nails .. ;)
Francès
very unorganized, poor photography, no names of the findings given
We will try to do better in the future. Thank you for the feedback.
badly filmed. Also you can injure yourself with poor methods.
Lord Have Mercy! I'm so confused lol. Ladies.. LADIES.. come on now. If you're going to take the time to do a video... good grief... give more info or post some links. Ridiculous epic fail~
100 % AGREE! BAD BAD BAD video!
KstopKstop
STIP,,,,,,
Too fast, didn’t name products
Why do you guys make so much trash as a „jewelry”. Metal, gunmetal, plastic, glass, rubber paper...almost like anything you find in the garbage.And then you want to decorate people with these findings....
Jewelry is so small part of dressing up, that it should be made if precious stones and metals, otherwise it ruins all the estetics. Unless someone is CHEAP but wishes to look „pretty” , so congratulations if such person feels comfortable while decorated in the trash. It is a pathetic pity to look at such „ beauty” with such a taste.
Asshole
Jasnie Pan o p
Lol..thank God few people think like you do...the DIY jewelry industry is full of millions of us who LOVE it and would rather spend $200 or $300 on beads, Crystals, wire, etc. than a 14k gold necklace as we LOVE creating...to buy the same amount of supplies in 14k gold beads, charms, chains, findings, etc. would be impossible for many of us but also because we LOVE all the "junk" too! We could care less about your looking down your nose at us!
What is the name of the wired coil that is holding all the beads on the wire?
French bullion