HOW TO CRIMP
I was reading on Craftsy today and came across this article by Rebecca Anderson and thought it had a lot of good information: Crimping is likely one of the first things you did when you started beading. It's easy to do badly but not necessarily easy to do well! As soon as you venture into the world of beading wire, you will be introduced to crimps – funny little metal beads in various different finishes. They're not the prettiest beads in the world -- some look like donuts, some look like tiny lengths of tube. WHAT ARE CRIMP BEADS? Crimp beads are tiny metal beads with very thin walls. They aren’t designed to be used decoratively, but are rather designed to be squashed and reformed with crimping pliers. The construction points are what holds the jewelry together. Your creations are only as strong and secure as your crimping ability, so it's worth practicing and perfecting. There are two main types of crimp beads: crimp beads, balls or rounds (terms are inter...
