Finish a necklace: strand and clasp

Join a beaded strip or pendant to a strand and clasp.

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Steps

1. Measure. Hold the piece where it should sit and measure around the neck with a soft tape.
2. Add a bail. For a pendant, stitch a strip of six to eight rows at the top and fold it back into a tube.
3. String the strand. Use beading wire or strong thread and pass it through the bail or the end beads of the strip.
4. Fix the clasp. Pass through a crimp and the clasp loop, back through the crimp, then flatten the crimp with pliers.
5. Check it. Pull gently on each join, then trim the ends close.