woven bracelets

I've been looking for a certain type of clasp for some bracelets/cuffs I've
been making. I weave cuffs on and off the loom and I saw a long toggle clasp
with lots of loops on it in a magazine but I haven't been able to find where
to buy it.

At the moment i've been sewing the woven pieces onto leather and attaching
press studs which does achieve quite a cool look but I'd like to have the
option of attaching the clasp directly to the piece for a different look.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

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:::Amie:::

I'd like to have the
option of attaching the clasp directly to the piece for a different look.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Any metal clasp. I attach all kinds of metal clasps to my offloom pieces (the
majority of my work).
~~
Sooz
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"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

I weave bracelets on a loom and finish them off three different ways:

-- For something fancy, I use silver toggle clasps from www.beadweaving.com.
(They also sell great looms.) You slide the beadwork through a metal bar
and fold it back, then stitch it down. I bury the warp threads under the
piece I fold back.

-- At my local bead store, I buy magnetic tube clasps - the magnet makes it
easier for me to get the bracelet on and off my wrist. I buy a three loop
one in gold vermeil (about $9) but there are 2 loop ones as well. Then I
stich the loops to the edge of the beadwork (first I fold the beadwork back
to bury the warp threads).

-- I make cuff braclets, using metal cuffs from www.moondancedesigns.com. I
attach the beadwork to the top of the cuff (using two sided craft tape),
Ultrasuede underneath, and then I sew the edges together. You can buy the
Ultrasuede and tape there (plus yummy seed beads and loads of neat
supplies).

"Zanaida" wrote in message
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I've been looking for a certain type of clasp for some bracelets/cuffs
I've
been making. I weave cuffs on and off the loom and I saw a long toggle
clasp
with lots of loops on it in a magazine but I haven't been able to find
where
to buy it.

At the moment i've been sewing the woven pieces onto leather and attaching
press studs which does achieve quite a cool look but I'd like to have the
option of attaching the clasp directly to the piece for a different look.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

--
:::Amie:::

Sweetie -- MAKE the toggle out of beads, with lots of loops. If you wish!


Becki
"In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling
difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows