Bead Buddies and Other Clamps

When stringing beads, it's so helpful to use some kind of clamp at the end.  This ensures the beads don't slide off the end of the wire as you add more.

 But why not just crimp the end?  Why put on a temporary clamp?  Sometimes you find that as you near the end of the project, you need to add or subtract a few beads to get the right look or the correct length.  If you are using a repeated pattern that has no extra variables, that's fine.  But using pendants or certain patterns will make the necklace lopsided if you only change on side.

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