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Quetschkalotten

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Instructions

• 3 and 3,5 mm calottes have all a central hole among the two parts of the cap and a hook end for the fastening onto the clasp,
• in 4 and 5 mm calottes threads are placed in the metallic indentation delineated at the bottom of the cap that has to be fastened by flat-nosed pliers. They have a little bar or a end ring.

Practical advice: clamshells to ...

fasten many silk or nylon threads by a drop of glue; in the case of stahldraht and wires they might the finding to join ends for 6 - 9 string necklaces onto a 3-string clasp (Leticia necklace, Free project).

Liberty style earrings

click on ... Liberty style earrings

• Pass R in a metre of 0,35 mm platinum wire ideally folded up, both wire ends go through S6, on the left and the right insert R, S4, R, S6, R and reenter in S6.
• Add a rocaille on both sides and weave both wire ends in S6 (wire exchange bead).
  • On the right and left insert R, S4, R: both wires pass through a 4 mm faceted bead.
• On the left wire insert S6 (let it vertical), on the right 6R, and turn around the vertical wire, hook it, add 6R and go back in S6.
• We have made the ornament of rocailles around the 6 mm faceted bead.
  • After having passed each wire ends through S4 and the calotte hole, fasten them by a crimp.
  • Close the cap and hook its ring onto the fish hooks.
• Pattern key: S4 = 4 mm faceted , S6 = 6 mm faceted and R = rocailles

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