Make an attractive, easy beaded end cap for beadwork, kumihimo, crochet, fiber www.beadseast.com/Merchant5/me... necklaces. How to adjust the size of the end cap to fit your project. Presented by Ann Benson of Beads East
I really like the concept of making my own findings and end caps, so I was delighted to come across your video - so simple for anyone who has already worked a sample or two of flat peyote stitch Thank you. It is brilliant to come across a video which gets my creativity going.
Omigosh! I am sooo excited to have found this. I didn't like any of the standard closures for my beaded kumihimo bracelet, and this is perfect. Just perfect. Your videos are so clear. And well-narrated. I'm guessing you do or used to do professional voice-over work. Thanks for sharing!
Great tutorial. Just what I've been looking for to close kumihimo work. Just one concern, should I run some glue under the peyote stitch end cap to be sure things stay together?
I'm trying to figure out how to attach a clasp inside the end of the beaded end cap. I'm making a necklace with a beaded end cap that should attach to either a chain or another beaded cord. I don't know how to explain it. The necklace is about 5 inches with end caps on each end. I'm thinking of making a peyote with a twist "chain" that will also have end caps, perhaps metal. But I can't figure out how to connect the chain or whatever I use as a chain to the beaded end cap. In one video I saw a clasp coming out of the beaded end cap. In this video, you show a bead at the end - but how did you attach the bead?
Sorry if this is obvious , I'm just a beginner. I would love to do this on my kumihimo braids, but what stops the braid from just pulling out of the cap ?
You should probably treat it as you would any other kumihimo end cap and glue the heck out of it. I haven't made it yet, but I'm going to make the end cap loose enough to slip over the braid end, so that I'll be able to apply the glue. I'm also going to try attaching a wire in the tied-off ends (before adding the end cap) and running the wire up through the top of the end cap, and then slide the bead onto the wire. Then make a wrapped loop with the wire that's exposed outside the end cap, and that will serve as half the closure... for that side of the bracelet.
