Size: about 5mm wide, hole: 1.5~1.8mm.
Function: Crimp covers are heavily plated for long-wearing jewelry designs. Show your support by incorporating these into charm bracelets, pendants, earring components and anklets.
Definition: Crimp covers are open on one side allowing them to slip over the crimp tube.They are designed to fit over the crimped bead or tube. They look like a bead, so it gives the design a more finished look.
Q&A:
Q: What's Crimps:
A:Crimps are designed to work with Jewelry Wire. If you are working with jewelry wire, it is more than likely you will work with crimps.
These durable little findings will provide your designs with security and add professional finishing touches. Best of all, they are easy to use!
When creating jewelry, you want the best findings for the project, so it's important to learn all about the crimps you will be using.
Crimps come in two different forms: as a bead or as a tube.
Q: What's the Usage of Crimp Cover:
A: Crimp covers are designed to fit over the crimped bead or tube. They look like a bead, so it gives the design a more finished look.
Q: So how do you choose the best size crimp for the job?
Most often, the jewelry wire in a design will pass through the crimp twice.
Multiply the jewelry wire diameter by two (twice through the tube).
Then choose a crimp with an inside diameter that is slightly larger than that number.
