Wire clasps

How to make a clasp...is it difficult? No, it's not, as long as you have some wire and feel like playing! Making your own clasps gives you the opportunity to customize your jewelry even further. It also helps when you realize you don't have a clasp the right size, LOL. You can make one just

Handmade clasps give just another opportunity for your jewelry piece to have a unique handcrafted component. This series of great handmade wire wrapped clasps for to create for jewelry making are just some examples to the types of styles and looks you can create. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER I agree to have my personal information transfered […]

Today we feature a simple pattern by Kate Richbourg in which she show us how to make a Wire Hook Clasp.

Today’s lesson is all about hand-made wire clasps! Although there are many types of pre-made clasps in the market, I usually don’t like their industrial feel and still prefer to make them by myself. In this tutorial, we are going to cover four basic clasp […]

Handmade jewelry findings are the perfect final touch to our handmade jewelry. I'll show you how to make this Easy Infinity Clasp in three different sizes.

Making a handmade clasp for your jewelry piece is another way to add a unique closure to a handcrafted piece. This collection of great handmade clasps for jewelry making are some examples to the types of styles and looks you can create. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER I agree to have my personal information transfered to MailChimp […]

I have a firm philosophy of trying to create as much of my own work as possible - by that I mean creating as many of the individual components that complete a piece as is practical. I like to make my own clasps, jump rings and pins. Some parts are easy to forge yourself, some clearly can't be replicated with ease and you need to concede defeat and just buy in the parts. I often hang necklaces on PVC, leather, silk or cotton thong and whilst there are many commercial cord ends available, I…

Judy Larson's Make Simple Wire Slide Bails, Findings & Components, Toggles & Clasps, Earwire & Headpin. Coiling, Coiling Wire, Wire Coiling. Slides and frameworks on which to hang a pendant are very versatile.

Making a handmade clasp for your jewelry piece is another way to add a unique closure to a handcrafted piece. This collection of great handmade clasps for jewelry making are some examples to the types of styles and looks you can create.