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How Are Crimp Beads Used?

Crimp beads are used to terminate beading wire when attaching a clasp or creating a closed loop:

• Thread the beading wire through the crimp bead, then through the clasp loop, then back through the crimp bead
• Pull the wire snug so the clasp loop is secure but the crimp bead is not yet compressed
• Squeeze the crimp bead with crimping pliers — first to fold, then to round — creating a firm, permanent grip on the beading wire
• Trim any excess wire and slide the nearest beads over the crimp to conceal it

Why Order From Sun Enterprises?

Sun Enterprises has:

• Production-quantity packs — 5,000 pieces per pack at €0.003 per crimp; designed for jewellery makers who use crimp beads in every piece they produce
• Two sizes and two finishes — 2mm and 2.5mm in steel and gold to match different wire gauges and finish preferences
• Source alongside beads, wire, and clasps — complete your beading wire jewellery supply order from a single supplier
• 40+ years of wholesale experience — established 1985, shipping to 55+ countries

Related Blogs

How to Use Beads for Jewelry Making
A comprehensive guide to bead-based jewellery making — covers termination techniques including the role of crimp beads in securing beading wire at the clasp end of finished pieces.

How to Attach Clasps to Leather Cord Jewelry
Covers clasp attachment methods including the use of crimp beads and beading wire as an alternative to glue-in end caps for certain cord types.

Crafting a DIY Gemstone Bracelet for Men
A gemstone bracelet tutorial using beading wire and clasps — directly relevant to crimp bead use as the termination method for strung gemstone pieces.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size crimp bead should I use?
Match the crimp bead inner diameter to your beading wire gauge. The 2mm crimp bead is suited to finer wire (0.3–0.5mm). The 2.5mm crimp bead is better for medium-weight wire (0.5–0.6mm). The crimp must squeeze firmly around the wire — if it is too large, it will not grip securely.

Do I need special pliers to use crimp beads?
Yes. Crimping pliers (not regular flat-nose pliers) give the best result. They have two notches — one to fold the crimp and one to round it into a neat finished tube. Standard flat-nose pliers will flatten the crimp but will not produce as clean or secure a finish.

How many crimp beads does a typical bracelet use?
Most strung bracelets use two crimp beads — one at each end where the wire connects to the clasp. This means a pack of 5,000 is sufficient for approximately 2,500 bracelets. For production makers this represents excellent cost efficiency at under €0.01 per bracelet in crimp bead costs.

Can crimp beads be used with leather cord?
Crimp beads are designed for beading wire, not leather cord. For terminating leather cord ends, use our end caps for round leather or magnetic clasps instead. For keeping beads in position on leather cord without terminating the end, see our bead stoppers.

Do you ship internationally?
Yes. We ship to 55+ countries. See our shipping page for delivery times and rates.

Order Crimp Beads

Check out full Findings, Beads, and Charms range and order 5,000-piece packs of crimp beads in 2mm or 2.5mm, in steel or gold, or contact our team for bulk pricing across multiple variants. Combine with our beads, extension chains, and jump rings in one order. We ship worldwide from Almere, the Netherlands.