A How-to: Using a Clamshell Bead Tip

Click the link below for our NEW VIDEO that shows a more in depth tutorial on how to use bead tips:
• A How-To: Knotting wit...
Clamshell bead tips are great to use with nylon, silk, and waxed linen or any other thin cording that you can tie a knot with.
* Happy Beading! *

[@Heaven_v]

I feel so silly. This was exactly what I needed ! I could not for the life of me get my finishing knot close enough to the beads. Thank you lol

[@user-cy1ms7se2x]

Omg tysmmmm for making this video I really needed it 😊😊😊

[@Bloomsong1020]

😅 I have been playing with making jewelry since I was young and never knew what these things were in the box of findings my mom had; THIS is what I had been needing to know to keep all my creations together. Thank you KZbin lol

[@michellemiller3796]

Thanks so much. I purchased these because the label said "bead cover"...definitely not the bead covers in the tutorial I am following. Thanks to you I now know how to use for a future project..

[@taranbam]

Thanks for sharing, I was clueless about to use clamshell bead which I bought from Michaels. Now It makes sense to me. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@fireflycarrboro]

Glad this could help - you can check out our knotting with bead tips video if you need a more detailed video!

[@natashahm3943]

very easy and useful explanation, thank you 🙏🏼

[@vivthebutterflymew7133]

Perfect! I needed this exact tutorial and the tip for the knot and tweezers! genius luv it thank you 🙏🏻😉👍🏻🙏🏻🙋🏼‍♀️🇬🇧

[@fireflycarrboro]

So glad this helped!

[@marygee3981]

❤Nice tutorial. The necklace can break at the sliping the clasp over the thin piece .. it's fragile. There is another double type.

[@BlueDolphinStudios]

Great tutorial. So positive. Thanks so much. 🌻

[@fireflycarrboro]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@FatimaZahra-hy7nd]

just what i needed!! Thankyou!!

[@missamedor]

You're a great tutor. Thank you

[@fireflycarrboro]

You’re sweet, thank you.

[@katgrande6704]

Thank you so muchh!💖

[@parvathynayer354]

Thank you. I was struggling with this.

[@fireflycarrboro]

So glad this could help! We also have a more detailed video on how to use these bead tips in a knotting video of ours listed in the link above in the description of this video. Just if you want to take another look at it :D Happy Beading!

[@craftingcuties3249]

Thank you for sharing this is valuable information. 😊

[@kletingmerah3069]

Very helpful!!

[@fireflycarrboro]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BoutiqueLaTrice]

THANK YOU!

[@fireflycarrboro]

You're welcome!

[@iramrafique5660]

Thank u dear...really helpful.. Love from pakistan 😊

[@aidasoto2936]

Thanks

[@jisellechristine7195]

thank you

[@fireflycarrboro]

Welcome!

[@KpopManiac4Life]

THANK YOU

[@fireflycarrboro]

Thanks for watching!

[@gkkareer]

Thanks for showin I need to know what type strands are those

[@andreak4280]

great!! TY🫵🏼🙏🏼😀

[@daniellekeister]

This video was very helpful! I recently bought a gorgeous vintage necklace on one of my trips and wanted to restring it, but my jewelry-making skills are very rusty and I was having trouble getting a snug fit when knotting. Could you add name and links of the cording and glue you recommend?

[@xochio4334]

Making my Halloween costume at the last minute, this is gonna help so much thank you??

[@fireflycarrboro]

Awesome!! Hope you had a good Halloween!!

[@xochio4334]

@@fireflycarrboro thank you, hope you did, too! The necklace came out great

[@jacquilineyang6689]

What kind of glue did you used?

[@a__aldrees1163]

Nice thing where can i buy clamshell beads

[@angryduck1067]

What plier did you use to close the crimp? And can you use this type of crimp for wire jewelry?

[@fireflycarrboro]

I’m using a smooth jaw, chain nose plier. I’m not sure what you mean by wire jewelry? Do you mean with a flexible cable wire? Or with actual bendable wire? If with the cable wire, I have seen this bead tip used.

[@lemonhead88]

Where do you get your clamshells? They seem higher quality than others I've seen.

[@fireflycarrboro]

Hi Heidi! We sell these on our website www.fireflycarrboro.com

[@ivyrose9813]

You can get them at hobby lobby

[@kellywalker9295]

could you suggest the appropiate type and size of cord i switching to making bracelets with small 3 to 5 mm of sapphire, tourmaline etc precious beads would like to give a professional finish in will be using bead rips etc

[@fireflycarrboro]

Without seeing your beads, I can't say with 100% certainty, but if you're using nylon cording, you might have to use anywhere from a size 2 to a size 4 - I typically use Griffin Nylon cord.

[@tomboytan33]

Hi :) Could this bead tip be used to cover a crimp bead?

[@fireflycarrboro]

I've seen people use these to cover crimp beads although I don't always recommend this method with a crimp bead as sometimes you can't get a great crimp and the wire can slide out. If you're going to be using crimp beads, I recommend using the wire guard and crimp cover method - you can check out checking out our A How-To: Feel Good Pop {Necklace Kit} video, I've attached the link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnzIopqer52BgZY

[@tomboytan33]

@@fireflycarrboro thank you very much. I appreciate your help 🙏🏻

[@fireflycarrboro]

@@tomboytan33 of course! Happy Beading!

[@mongamahi13]

What's the size of this bead tip knot cover 3mm or 4mm

[@fireflycarrboro]

The one I use in the video is 3mm.

[@Infamous41]

can u use this with wire string?

[@fireflycarrboro]

I've seen some people use these with crimps and something like a steel, cable wire string. But I don't recommend that. These are mostly to be used with silk or nylon cording.

[@pomyy_]

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[@jasminepetal3972]

Is the clam shell strong enough to hold the clasp and the jump ring though ?? I feel like i dont trust it, plusbthe weight if the neclace ??

[@fireflycarrboro]

Sometimes the clamshell does open up if pulled too hard. Just like jump rings, there’s always a possibility they’ll open over time.

[@Ourgutfeeling]

Yeah that is one of the reasons I never like to use it. I wonder if there is another thing like it but more secure. Do you know of any?

[@acharya2180]

What kind of glue it is?

[@fireflycarrboro]

I'm using a glue called Hypo Cement in this video.

[@acharya2180]

@@fireflycarrboro Thank you for answering.😊

[@fireflycarrboro]

@@acharya2180 of course!

[@daysofdivy]

Can I use this on wires?

[@fireflycarrboro]

You can use it with cable wire and a crimp, although I don't always recommend that as the wire can slide out through the crimp bead and then out of the clamshell. However, I have seen jewelry finished that way.

[@daysofdivy]

@@fireflycarrboro thank you so much! This is so helpful 😍

[@eleanorpetracca6478]

Hi I'm still having problems getting my single-strand knot close enough to the bead. Do you have another video that demonstrates the technique a little slower? Thank you.

[@fireflycarrboro]

I'm sorry! I know this video is a little fast - I will try and make a more detailed, real-time video in the next month or so. It might help to have a set of knotting tweezers or a beading awl to help with the process. I'll update soon! Thanks for your feedback :D

[@eleanorpetracca6478]

@@fireflycarrboro Great! Thank you!

[@fireflycarrboro]

@@eleanorpetracca6478 Hi Eleanor! I just uploaded an updated video teaching a knotting method. It also goes over how to use clamshell bead tips and is in "real" time. I hope this video will help! Let me know if you have any other questions.

[@eleanorpetracca6478]

@@fireflycarrboro I just watched it!! I have no more knotting problems. I have already tried the technique and it works great. Thank you very much for making the new video!!

[@fireflycarrboro]

@@eleanorpetracca6478 awesome!! Thanks for letting us know!

[@nalasimba]

Couldn't you go any faster? I nearly saw how to do it. Ridiculous.

[@fireflycarrboro]

This video is hard to follow along to, yes. This is why in the description I say to take a look at one of my other videos on how to use a clamshell properly. Take a look at our knotting videos to see a slowed down version. Thanks