Chains without locket

Needle nose Pliers/Crimper

Nipper or anything to cut the wire

Crimp beads

Beads for your jewelry

Jewelry wire

Hook (toggle clasp or lobster clasp)

Bead board (Optional)

Let us get started!





Step 1

Decide the length of your chain. When you cut leave some extra length of wire for the clasp.



Step 2

Once you have cut the jewelry wire, the next step is to attach the clasp using the crimper.



If you are using a needle nose pliers, please be careful when you do the crimping to avoid cutting the string. I think that should not be an issue when using crimpers - i have never used one though.









After the clasp is fixed, cut the extra wire.



Step 3 After the clasp is fixed, cut the extra wire.

Simple crimping

Now you can string the beads in combinations as you love it and then







Advanced crimping

This is the style I love - creating chains by spacing the beads. crimp the other end of the clasp.This is the style I love - creating chains by spacing the beads.

After step 2, crimp after a measured length, say 1 or 2 inch.

Once crimped, add the beads and well its always great to mix beads with spacer beads. Once done, crimp at the end, and the same goes on till the end.











I hope this was helpful.

Have a great day!

