[Jewelry making - Article 00894] - Re: [Orchid] Simple design transition from metal to beads

[Kay]

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>     [snip]...How do you make a clean, simple transition from metal to
>     beads (bead-stringing material) when it shows in the front of a
>     piece? French wire (coil) is not "clean" enough. ...[snip] 

    Noel, are you connecting a pendant to a beaded necklace? Are you
    using one strand of beads? More than one strand? Some thoughts that
    come to mind are wire wrapping the beads, using a cone, or a
    clamshell or creating a gold or silver end cap for the beads (like an
    end finish on a woven chain). You did not mention what you are
    connecting or making so it's hard to give reasonable suggestions
    without all the facts. 

Kay

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