Learn to make your own Toggle Clasp with a Hoop and T-bar. We recently featured Part 1 of this free jewellery tutorial, showing you how to make the hoop part of the clasp. This post shows you how to create the T-bar with 0.8mm wire. We have used a plated craft wire, however, once you [...]
When you are using toggle clasps to finish your jewellery designs, you need to consider the size of the ‘ring part’ of the clasp and the size of the beads near the end of the necklace (and the jump ring if you are using one). If you have beads larger than the inside diameter of the ‘ring part’, you’ll [...]
Have you ever wanted to make your own findings? A hand-crafted piece becomes truly handmade when you can craft all the elements of the design, including the findings. As long as you have a reel of 0.8mm wire, a pair of snipe nose pliers, round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, flush cutters, nylon jaw pliers, [...]
