Handmade Jewelry-Making Basics – What is a Crimp?
in gold-filled, vermeil (gold over sterling), sterling and some plated metals. Silver-plated crimp beads have a reputation for cracking not seen in the other plated crimps.
Jewelry crimps. although unseen, are important jewelry components. Jewelry designers need to determine the highest quality crimp materials and methods to keep their jewelry pieces from falling apart. Quality of the finished piece many times depends on the quality of crimps and crimping practices.
Paul Brandon knows crimps and writes for OhioBeads.com, which specializes in jewelry chain and jewelry components (in sterling silver, gold-filled, antique brass, antique copper, gunmetal, imitation rhodium, gold-plate and silver plate) for the U.S. market.
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