How to use Ball Chain Connectors with Soft Flex Wire and SilverSilk Capture Chain

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Simple bead stringing? Or stringing beads made simple? Here I will show you how to put together a string necklace made easy and quickly with ball chain connectors. Best part is you can go crazy with embellishments.

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Ball Chain Connectors Kit
$3.50

Connecting SilverSilk is easy now with this ball chain kit. Simply snap a bead of the SilverSilk ball chain on one end of the connector and push the knitted wire over the connector to hide it. This connector kit comes with six pairs of custom metal colors to coordinate with the SilverSilk chains, which include silver, gold, gunmetal, copper, antique copper, and antique copper, ensuring a perfect color match to the chains.

Solid Antique Brass Capture Chain
from $11.85

Design your own stunning jewelry with this revolutionary knitted wire jewelry chain! Solid Antique Brass Capture Chain is made by machine-knitting 32-gauge, permanently enameled antique brass wire over a 2.4mm antique brass-plated ball chain. The result is a stunning 3mm knitted wire chain that is an absolute joy to create jewelry with.

This chain is durable, free-flowing and can be cut to any length without fraying. Pair the chain with our Single-, Double-, or Triple-strand End Caps for a flawless finish on your design. Simply place the chain inside the end cap channel and use wide nose pliers, with a protective coating to prevent scratches or marring, to crimp the end cap. You'll find everything you need for professionally crimping the ends in the Custom Findings section.

Click here to learn more about Capture Chain and the best findings to use for professionally finishing the ends.

Double-Strand End Caps
$9.00

Our SilverSilk Double- Strand End Caps are custom- cast to fit our Capture Chain and Pearlesque chains. High-quality metal is plated over a brass base and stamped with the SilverSilk logo then polished to perfection. These end caps measure 7mm wide by 12mm in length with two 3mm diameter openings. Each end cap channel is aligned with special grooves to grip the ball chain inside our Capture and Pearlesque chains. Simply press the end cap over the knitted wire end with a pair of nylon-jaw pliers for a secure and professional finish. These end caps are packaged as a pair (two end caps).

6mm Jump Rings
$3.00

SilverSilk jump rings are essential for connecting components together in jewelry making. It's important to consider the strength and durability when choosing your findings, Our jump rings have a high-quality metal plating over a brass core. The brass core is ideal for a stronger bond between the core and metal plating; therefore, the plating won’t rub or flake off. Our jump rings are 6mm in diameter and made with 20-gauge wire. Each package includes ten jump rings.

Nealay Patel

I exercise my craft in designing, educating and publishing various jewelry works. My checklist of accomplishments includes writing three jewelry-making books, hosting workshops at many trade shows, making television appearances on Beads, Baubles and Jewels and Jewel School on the Jewelry Television Network. Aside from actively participating in my own brand, Beads & Bubbles, I’m also a designer for Jesse James beads and Soft Flex Wire and I work full-time as an art director in my hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. I'm excited to grow SilverSilk & More and learning all the challenges that come with it. I look forward to working with you.

https://silversilkandmore.com
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