Necklace end problem.

I have just finished a spiral rope for one of my BFNR projects.

At the ends of the spiral I tied a bead so I could attach a calotte to
it. I fastened it securely dabbed it with clear nail polish and cut the
thread when it dried.
Alas I find my calottes are not large enough to wrap round the bead.
The bead is a size 5.

I thought I could bead around it to make a feature of it but I have
already made several passes of thread and with the nail polish cannot
get the needle through.

I have looked at some sites in Uk but none seem to have any larger sizes
of calottes. I need gold coloured ones
Anyone out there who can suggest a way round my problem?
Shirley
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Shirley Shone

OK lesson time again for the uninformed.
What is a "calotte"
Armand

Armand Vine wrote:
OK lesson time again for the uninformed.
What is a "calotte"

Clamshell bead tip! (I had to google that one last month!)

While we're on the subject... do any of you use them regularly?

I used to use sterling ones, both clamshell and the one that looks like
half a bead. I liked that they were a deliberate weak spot and would
open up before the necklace would break. But after awhile I noticed they
seemed too weak. The clamshells, at the bend/hinge, seemed to break if
reopened just once or twice.

So my question, are there maybe stronger, better made ones now. And, if
so, how to tell the difference before buying?


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Polly

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lol I was going to ask the same question. I just went and bought a couple
pkgs of them today, coincidentally I use them all the time to finish up a
project. Much easier and way less frustrating then using a regulard bead tip
I find.


"Polly S." wrote in message
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Armand Vine wrote:
OK lesson time again for the uninformed.
What is a "calotte"

Clamshell bead tip! (I had to google that one last month!)

While we're on the subject... do any of you use them regularly?

I used to use sterling ones, both clamshell and the one that looks like
half a bead. I liked that they were a deliberate weak spot and would open
up before the necklace would break. But after awhile I noticed they seemed
too weak. The clamshells, at the bend/hinge, seemed to break if reopened
just once or twice.

So my question, are there maybe stronger, better made ones now. And, if
so, how to tell the difference before buying?


--
Polly

--
don't spook my groove...
icq 13968113
http://saxoncreek.com/

Sagoya wrote:
lol I was going to ask the same question. I just went and bought a couple
pkgs of them today, coincidentally I use them all the time to finish up a
project. Much easier and way less frustrating then using a regulard bead tip
I find.


I really liked using them, they're such a good finish. I use this one
knot that works perfect without double knotting. Though I like tube
crimps and have good success, they don't always come out *perfect* and
it only takes one to mess up my day! And I've tried the twisted
tornado crimps, that you just flatten, and was not happy with the look
of them at all (maybe I was flattening them too much). So I've really
been thinking about going back to bead tips... if I can find good,
strong sterling ones.



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Polly

--
don't spook my groove...
icq 13968113
http://saxoncreek.com/

Shirley,

Would fingernail polish remover on a Q-Tip help? That's my only
suggestion since most of what you said was in Greek ;-) Maybe next
year I will understand what you said. LOL!

Lee

On Sun, 1 May 2005 22:40:47 +0100, Shirley Shone
wrote:

I have just finished a spiral rope for one of my BFNR projects.

At the ends of the spiral I tied a bead so I could attach a calotte to
it. I fastened it securely dabbed it with clear nail polish and cut the
thread when it dried.
Alas I find my calottes are not large enough to wrap round the bead.
The bead is a size 5.

I thought I could bead around it to make a feature of it but I have
already made several passes of thread and with the nail polish cannot
get the needle through.

I have looked at some sites in Uk but none seem to have any larger sizes
of calottes. I need gold coloured ones
Anyone out there who can suggest a way round my problem?
Shirley

Thanks for your input Lee but since I had already cut the thread I had
nothing to play with. I had visions of restarting.
However I have come up with a solution which I will post when I get some
pictures up.
Shirley




In message , Victoria Hirt
writes
Shirley,

Would fingernail polish remover on a Q-Tip help? That's my only
suggestion since most of what you said was in Greek ;-) Maybe next
year I will understand what you said. LOL!

Lee

On Sun, 1 May 2005 22:40:47 +0100, Shirley Shone
wrote:

I have just finished a spiral rope for one of my BFNR projects.

At the ends of the spiral I tied a bead so I could attach a calotte to
it. I fastened it securely dabbed it with clear nail polish and cut the
thread when it dried.
Alas I find my calottes are not large enough to wrap round the bead.
The bead is a size 5.

I thought I could bead around it to make a feature of it but I have
already made several passes of thread and with the nail polish cannot
get the needle through.

I have looked at some sites in Uk but none seem to have any larger sizes
of calottes. I need gold coloured ones
Anyone out there who can suggest a way round my problem?
Shirley


--
Shirley Shone

Shirley,
You don't have to redo the whole thing. Go back and weave a new thread down
from the end, then go through the bead that is too big and add a few smaller
beads that will fit your calotte then finish off as normal.
Roxan
"Shirley Shone" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your input Lee but since I had already cut the thread I had
nothing to play with. I had visions of restarting.
However I have come up with a solution which I will post when I get some
pictures up.
Shirley




In message , Victoria Hirt
writes
Shirley,

Would fingernail polish remover on a Q-Tip help? That's my only
suggestion since most of what you said was in Greek ;-) Maybe next
year I will understand what you said. LOL!

Lee

On Sun, 1 May 2005 22:40:47 +0100, Shirley Shone
wrote:

I have just finished a spiral rope for one of my BFNR projects.

At the ends of the spiral I tied a bead so I could attach a calotte to
it. I fastened it securely dabbed it with clear nail polish and cut the
thread when it dried.
Alas I find my calottes are not large enough to wrap round the bead.
The bead is a size 5.

I thought I could bead around it to make a feature of it but I have
already made several passes of thread and with the nail polish cannot
get the needle through.

I have looked at some sites in Uk but none seem to have any larger sizes
of calottes. I need gold coloured ones
Anyone out there who can suggest a way round my problem?
Shirley


--
Shirley Shone

Thanks Roxan.
I have managed to sort it.
I got two filigree gold beads. Using a needle I managed to fold part of
the bead back. I put a head pin through one hole and made a loop. The
other end I had folded back I made a tiny slit to the hole. I then
popped my big bead inside and put the thread through the slit which I
closed up. Then I pushed the piece I had folded back into place. So I
have got a filigree ball hiding the big bead which was not very pretty
anyway.

The pendant part was in my BFNR parcel. I have no idea who it came from
but maybe Valerie. The seed beads were a gift from Su at Cutworks. They
compliment the pendant very well.

To see it and the ends before and after you can see it on

http://www.vickijean.com/shirley_shone.html

Shirley







In message , roxan
writes
Shirley,
You don't have to redo the whole thing. Go back and weave a new thread down
from the end, then go through the bead that is too big and add a few smaller
beads that will fit your calotte then finish off as normal.
Roxan
"Shirley Shone" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your input Lee but since I had already cut the thread I had
nothing to play with. I had visions of restarting.
However I have come up with a solution which I will post when I get some
pictures up.
Shirley




In message , Victoria Hirt
writes
Shirley,

Would fingernail polish remover on a Q-Tip help? That's my only
suggestion since most of what you said was in Greek ;-) Maybe next
year I will understand what you said. LOL!

Lee

On Sun, 1 May 2005 22:40:47 +0100, Shirley Shone
wrote:

I have just finished a spiral rope for one of my BFNR projects.

At the ends of the spiral I tied a bead so I could attach a calotte to
it. I fastened it securely dabbed it with clear nail polish and cut the
thread when it dried.
Alas I find my calottes are not large enough to wrap round the bead.
The bead is a size 5.

I thought I could bead around it to make a feature of it but I have
already made several passes of thread and with the nail polish cannot
get the needle through.

I have looked at some sites in Uk but none seem to have any larger sizes
of calottes. I need gold coloured ones
Anyone out there who can suggest a way round my problem?
Shirley


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Shirley Shone


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Shirley Shone

Shirley Shone wrote:

To see it and the ends before and after you can see it on

http://www.vickijean.com/shirley_shone.html

Good job, Shirley! And what a beautiful necklace!!!




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Polly

--
don't spook my groove...
icq 13968113
http://saxoncreek.com/