S-Hooks & Calottes – Finish A Necklace Or Bracelet
S-Hooks & Calottes in jewellery making help complete the look or finish the piece. Here are step by step guides on how to use a calotte and how to make an s-hook.

Using Calottes/Bead Tips To Finish A Necklace Or Bracelet.
Materials:
Wire/cord, Crimp beads, Calottes/Bead Tips
Tools:
Wire cutters, Flat or Chain nose pliers
STEP 1:
Insert a crimp bead onto your cord/wire and 3 flatten it with your crimping pliers.

STEP 2:
String the calotte/bead tip onto the cord/wire until the crimp bead is in the middle of the calotte. Cut the wire next to the crimp so that no parts will stick out.

STEP 3:
Gently close the calotte with your flat or chain nose pliers until it is completely shut.


How To Make An S-Hook

Materials:
Wire
Tools:
Round nose pliers, File or wire-rounder tool, Wire Cutters
STEP 1:
Cut a piece of wire 3.20cm in length. Smooth the 5 ends of the wire using a file or a wire-rounded tool. Using a marker mark the centre of the wire.

STEP 2:
Bend the wire halfway from the centre placing it in the larger part of the round nose pliers and make a U shape.

STEP 3:
Repeat step 2 for the other end of the wire but now bending it in the opposite direction.

STEP 4:
Align the ends of the wire to the centre and curl them.

STEP 5:
Gently mould the wire in a “S” shape.

