Crimping
String a crimp bead onto flexible wire. String clasp or ring and pass tail of flexible wire back through crimp to form a loop. |
Hold wires parallel and make sure crimp is positioned correctly. Using front slot on plier, shape crimp into a small oval. |
![Crimping](https://www.AnniesCatalog.com/stitches/beading/patterns/images/bead_38.jpg) |
Put oval into back slot of plier and squeeze to make fold in the center with one wire on each side of fold. |
![Crimping](https://www.AnniesCatalog.com/stitches/beading/patterns/images/bead_39.jpg) |
Return to front slot, and squeeze again to tighten crimp. Do a few more rotations and squeezes to solidify and shape crimp bead. Trim wire tail. |
![Crimping](https://www.AnniesCatalog.com/stitches/beading/patterns/images/bead_40.jpg) |
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