Hi Kathryn. Thank you No, I did not make the adjustable ring base in this video. It is a manufactured, soldered metal based, which I stock in the shop, to be embellished with beads. However it is possible to make a ring base using 1mm (or thicker) copper plated wire, without the need for soldering, that can then be used in a similar way this one. If you are interesting in me creating a video on this in the future, then please do comment to let me know.
Thank you for your comment and feedback. I am currently working on some new videos, some of which are using elastic, which will be added to the channel soon.
Hi Ashling, the wire I have used is in this project is '0.45mm tigertail wire'. The clasp is a 'magnetic clasp'. I am unsure of the name of this particular shape, as it was supplied by the customer of the necklace I was repairing/restringing. But you can get screw in clasps that have a similar barrel shape. I avoid magnetic clasps as a rule personally, unless I apply a safety chain, as it's quite easy to loose jewellery if the magnetic are knocked or caught and come apart. (But this is my personal preference only, as some people love them.)
Sorry but I oly needed the beginning and the end. I have not time to watch threading one complete necklace. Thank you. This could have been done in two minutes.
+Clara Knott That's the great thing about free RU-vid videos, you can pause, fast forward and rewind at any point, so that you can get what you need from it. My intention was to create one demo video, that people of varied abilities and experience can get something from. I hope that the beginning and end that you watched helped in some way. Thank you for taking the time to watch it.
+Kate Cherfi Yes, this video is a little blurry. The footage was filmed in my shop as I was repairing the customers necklace, so it was taken on my small video recorder. I will aim to upload a clearer video of this method soon. Thank you for your feedback. I do hope that you were able to get something from the video, despite the blurry footage. :-)
+Cynthia Castillo Hi Cynthia, Apologies for the late response. The beads that I use at the end to seal the necklace and lock the beads in place are called 'crimp beads'. You can get them in a variety of colours and sizes. The once I tend to you are silver in colour and 2mm, as at this size they are big enough to handle easily, but are not too bulky to stand out from the jewellery. This particular clasp (fastener) was a magnetic clasp, as requested by the customer, but I generally use 'lobster clasps', due to them being secure, not too difficult to use by the wearer and low in price. Happy beading. :-)
Thank you for the great video. I hate videos where there is so much talking that you can't concentrate on what you're watching. I found this very helpful, straight to the point and easy to follow. I didn't have to stop and rewind once while watching this as I do with most other jewellery making videos. Keep up the good work. I'm off to buy some tigertail wire now I know it's so easy to do.
+Elza Regan I too find it distracting when the person doing demo talks a little too much. I am not the best multi-tasker. Thank you for your feedback, I'm so glad that you found it helpful.
Hi Tynesha, Thank you for your feedback. There is no sound to my youtube videos at the moment, as they are recorded at work, and the background noise may have interfered. They are mainly to give you a visual, to help you with your bead crafting. But I will hopefully be releasing a dvd soon, with visual and audio instruction. I do hope that you found my video inspiring and helpful, despite there being no sound. More free helpful video's coming soon. Carman Bradford Bead Shop
