Thank you, Judy!

Diana, my pleasure! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂

Maribeth, thanks so much for your kind message! 🙂

Veronica, thank you!

Hi Elizabeth, thank you! I rarely use split rings, so I don’t have a solution for that. But here’s one of the main reasons I prefer jump rings over split rings: If the wearer of the jewelry ever gets a necklace or bracelet caught on something, I would rather have a jump ring come open and the jewelry fall off than have the wearer be injured because there was no breakaway feature. I feel that a jump ring is more of a safety feature.

Hi Debbie! One of the reasons I use a jump ring is for a safety feature. If the wearer ever has the necklace caught on something, I’d like the weakest link to be the jump ring, not the wearer’s throat.

Hi Tiffanie! Thanks for asking. These are just regular jump rings, no soldering. You can open them up again. The part of the jump ring where the two ends meet is probably hidden by the bead or the clasp. If you look closely at the last photo in this tutorial you’ll see the opening of the jump ring that’s next to the toggle clasp ring.

Thank you, Karen! 🙂

Estella, that’s so great to hear! I think you’ll enjoy making these crimp covers and using them in your designs. 🙂

Donna, I use Accuflex 49. I’ve never had issues with fraying or breaking, even with jewelry that’s been worn almost constantly for several years.

Paula, thank you! LOL! 🙂

Beverly, you are so welcome! Thank you for letting me know! 🙂

Hi Jennifer! Thanks for asking about a tutorial for the wire bail on my donut pendant. I don’t have a tute for that, so I’ll add it to my list of tutorials to create! 🙂

Hi Lou! I use and love the 49 strand Accuflex beading wire too.

However, I don’t use stretchy cord for beading. I don’t know about the newest versions of it – but many years ago I made a line of stretchy beaded bracelets that wound up breaking after a few wears. It was an awkward situation with my customers, and I decided then that I didn’t want to risk the possibility of making jewelry that breaks easily. So I’ve steered clear of making stretchy styles – but it’s possible that there’s a much stronger stretch cord available nowadays.

Michelle

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No, I don’t have any trouble getting the toggle bar to go all the way through the circle end of the clasp. I have a jump ring between each clasp end and its large-hole bead, plus a bit of the beading wire loop exposed there too, and they provide enough extra space for the toggle clasp to fasten easily and completely.

Tamera, I’ve always used 2 crimps on all my beading, just as an extra durability feature. I think it’s a good practice – and definitely if your beads (or the finished pieces of jewelry) are somewhat heavy.

However, 2 crimp beads are twice as unsightly as 1 – so the finished item will definitely look better with some sort of crimp covers! 🙂