Learn how to make a simple hook clasp with our simple step by step instructions
This project used 0.8mm craft wire
Step 1 Straighten a piece of 0.8mm wire with nylon jaw pliers and cut a 6cm piece to work with. Make a small ‘P’ shape loop on one end using the tip of the round nose pliers.
Step 2 Bend the wire over an average size pen/pencil away from the loop you made. And make a larger ‘P’ shape loop facing the opposite direction on the other end.
Step 3 Hammer the rounded part of the hook for strength and effect using a chasing hammer and steel block, avoiding the loops.
How to add fastenings to Beadalon jewellery wire...
Tools required
- Round nose pliers
- Snipe nose pliers
- Flat nose pliers
- Cutters
Step 1 Thread a calotte (necklace end) onto the Beadalon jewellery wire. The calotte looks like a small bead cut in half with a hook attached to one side. At the base there is a hole; thread the Beadalon jewellery wire up through the hole, so that the hook is at the end of the necklace. Let the calotte fall away and thread on a hard crimp and squash with the flat or snipe nose pliers at the end of the Beadalon jewellery wire (where you want your necklace to begin/end). If you have wire protruding from the end of the crimp you can snip it in a moment, when you have followed the next step.
Step 2 To ensure your fastenings are secure, squash the crimp very firmly. Before triming any excess jewellery wire, pull the calotte up to meet the crimp and tug to see if it is secure. Trim any excess Beadalon. Use the snipe nose pliers to gently close the calotte over the crimp.
Step 3 Grip the hook on the end of the calotte with the tip of the round nose pliers and roll around so that it forms a loop with no gap. Attach a jump ring to the loop by opening with a twisting motion to keep its shape. Never pull apart or squash together a jump ring, always twist to open! Add a jump ring and clasp to the calotte on the other side of the necklace.
