How to use Ball Chain Connectors with Soft Flex Wire and SilverSilk Capture Chain
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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This connector kit is designed for 2mm ball chain, making it the perfect match for our Pearlesque chain, which uses 2mm ball chain as its core. Simply snap the ball end into the connector and push the knitted wire over top to hide it completely.
It also works with our standard Capture Chain, just open the crimp end with a beading awl and compress the ball end with crimp pliers first, since that chain uses a slightly larger 2.5mm ball. The same crimp works great with 2mm crimp tubes and beading wire too, making it an easy way to connect other components to your SilverSilk pieces.
Comes in six pairs of custom metal colors to coordinate with our chains: silver, gold, gunmetal, copper, antique copper, and antique gold.
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.
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).
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.
