Gold Plated Clamshell Bead Tips (3.5mm, 1.5mm Hole, 144 Pieces)

Gold plated clamshell bead tips are the standard way to finish a knotted silk or beading thread strand with a clean metal end. Tie your final knot, seat it inside the open 3.5mm cup, add a drop of glue if you like, close the two halves with pliers and hook the small arm onto a jump ring or clasp loop. The 1.5mm hole suits fine stringing materials, including 1mm to 1.5mm waxed cotton cord as well as silk and beading wire. Base metal with a gold plated finish, these pair naturally with gold French wire and small brass beads. This is a bulk bag of 144 pieces, enough for dozens of strands.