{"title":"Necklace Ends and Guardians","description":"\u003cp\u003eNecklace ends and wire guardians for finishing beading wires and threads\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"necklace-ends-calottes-silver-plated","title":"Necklace Ends (Calottes) Silver Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eNecklace Ends (Calottes) Silver Plated are used to attach the necklace or bracelet thread to one of many types of clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis component is used with thin threads such as Beadalon, Softflex \u0026amp; Softtouch as well as Nymo, Wildfire and Supplemax. Either knot the thread inside the necklace end (best suited to beading threads) or crimp (best suited to Beadalon, Softflex etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also stock this in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/necklace-ends-calottes-gold-plated\/\"\u003egold plated\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/necklace-ends-calottes-black-plated\/\"\u003eblack plated\u003c\/a\u003e version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is available online in packs of 50 or 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"50","offer_id":53812423885133,"sku":"BS00496","price":1.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"200","offer_id":53812423917901,"sku":"BS00497","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/necklace-end-silver-plated.jpg?v=1777569321"},{"product_id":"wire-guardians-silver-plated","title":"Wire Guardians Silver Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese Wire Guardians Silver Plated are ideal necklace ends for protecting thread and any other stringing material against wear and tear from a clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimply string your thread through the wire guardian and then add your clasp as normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey measure approximately 4mm across by 4.5mm, with a hole size of 0.5mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is available online in packs of 10, 100 or 1000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"1000","offer_id":53812423950669,"sku":"BS00503-1000","price":21.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"20","offer_id":53812423983437,"sku":"BS00503-20","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100","offer_id":53812424016205,"sku":"BS00504","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/wire-guardians.jpg?v=1777569322"},{"product_id":"necklace-ends-calottes-gold-plated","title":"Necklace Ends (Calottes) Gold Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eNecklace Ends (Calottes) Gold Plated are used to attach the necklace or bracelet thread to one of many types of clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis component is used with thin threads such as Beadalon, Softflex \u0026amp; Softtouch as well as Nymo, Wildfire and Supplemax. Either knot the thread inside the necklace end (best suited to beading threads) or crimp (best suited to Beadalon, Softflex etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also stock this in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/necklace-ends-calottes-black-plated\/\"\u003eblack plated\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/necklace-ends-calottes-silver-plated\/\"\u003esilver plated\u003c\/a\u003e version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is available online in packs of 20 or 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"20","offer_id":53812429455693,"sku":"BS00714","price":1.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100","offer_id":53812429488461,"sku":"BS00715","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/gold-plated-necklace-ends.jpg?v=1777569348"},{"product_id":"wire-guardians-gold-plated","title":"Wire Guardians Gold Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese Wire Guardians Gold Plated are ideal necklace ends for protecting thread and any other stringing material against wear and tear from a clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimply string your thread through the wire guardian and then add your clasp as normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eThey measure approximately 4mm across by 4.5mm, with a hole size of 0.5mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is available online in packs of 10, 100 or 500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"500","offer_id":53812429848909,"sku":"BS00721-500","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"20","offer_id":53812429881677,"sku":"BS00721-20","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100","offer_id":53812429914445,"sku":"BS00722","price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/gold-coloured-wire-guardian.jpg?v=1777569350"},{"product_id":"sterling-silver-necklace-ends-calottes","title":"Sterling Silver Necklace Ends (Calottes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou would use sterling silver necklace ends to attach the necklace or bracelet thread to any clasp. Sterling Silver will make your jewellery that extra bit special. Nothing shines like Sterling silver. Another advantage to sterling silver is that fewer people react to the metal unlike a lot of plating. If you are unsure if the recipient does react to plating then sterling silver is the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith necklace ends, you will see where the two cups hinge a small hole for threading your necklace or bracelet thread through. So you are threading from the outside of the cups to the inside. Once you have the necklace end threaded on to your cord it a straightforward matter of securing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you are using threads such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/threads-elastic\/stringing-elastic\/beadalon-flexible-wire\/\"\u003eBeadalon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/threads-elastic\/beading-threads\/supplemax\/\"\u003eSupplemax\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/threads-elastic\/beading-threads\/softflex\/\"\u003eSoftflex\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/threads-elastic\/beading-threads\/soft-touch\/\"\u003eSoftTouch\u003c\/a\u003e secure them with either a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/findings-chain\/jewellery-clasp-fixings\/crimp-beads-and-tubes\/\"\u003ecrimp beads or tube\u003c\/a\u003e. Whereas when you are using a knottable thread like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/threads-elastic\/stringing-elastic\/griffin-high-performance-thread\/\"\u003eGriffin Thread\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/threads-elastic\/stringing-elastic\/griffin-power-nylon\/\"\u003eGriffin Nylon Power Thread\u003c\/a\u003e you can simply tie a knot. Cover the crimp or knot with the two cups by closing them together. You are left with a small strip of metal that can be formed into a loop. Us your loop to connect to a clasp or a jump ring and a clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a small range of sterling silver clasps that include \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/product-category\/findings-chain\/sterling-silver\/sterling-silver-clasps-sterling-silver-findings\/?filter_style=trigger\"\u003eTrigger Clasps\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/sterling-silver-bolt-ring-sts\/\"\u003eBolt Rings\u003c\/a\u003e, Toggle Clasps and a fancy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/sts-oval-filigree-clasp-sts\/\"\u003eFiligree Oval\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see how to use a necklace end in our short YouTube video\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAZ0y4B5RUI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor further projects and inspiration take a look at our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/mailorderbead\"\u003eYouTube channel\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur sterling silver necklace ends are available online in a pack of 2, 10, or 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":53812437254477,"sku":"BS00837","price":2.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50","offer_id":53812437287245,"sku":"BS10559","price":78.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"10","offer_id":53812437320013,"sku":"BS00838","price":17.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/sterling-silver-necklace-end-calotte.jpg?v=1777569390"},{"product_id":"wire-guardians-sterling-silver","title":"Wire Guardians Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese Wire Guardians Sterling Silver are ideal necklace ends for protecting thread and any other stringing material against wear and tear from a clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimply string your thread through the wire guardian and then add your clasp as normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is available online in a pack of 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":53812567376205,"sku":"BS10990","price":0.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"10","offer_id":53812567408973,"sku":"BS10991","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/STS20wire20guardians.jpg?v=1777570126"},{"product_id":"gold-fill-necklace-end","title":"Gold Fill Necklace End","description":"\u003cp\u003eGold Fill Necklace End add a professional finish to the end of a knotted or flexible wire necklace.  The open hook allows you to add a clasp or finding of your choice on each end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold fill components are made of a layer of 14 karat gold bonded on to a brass or copper core. The gold layer is 50 to 100,000 times thicker than the coating on gold plated items and should last a lifetime. It is an excellent affordable alternative to pure gold, and can usually be worn by people with base metal allergies. It is also often referred to as 14\/20 GF meaning that 1\/20th of the items weight is 14k gold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bead Shop (Nottm) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"2","offer_id":53812574749005,"sku":"BS20758","price":1.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"10","offer_id":53812574781773,"sku":"BS20759","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50","offer_id":53812574814541,"sku":"BS20757","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"french-wire-silver-plated","title":"French Wire Silver Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench Wire Silver Plated is an extremely useful component as it prevents the thread fraying around the clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo use French wire or 'gimp', you place a small length of the French wire over the thread of your piece of jewellery before you attach the clasp.  You first have to ensure that the thread will go through the French wire and that the French wire will then thread through the hole of the clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pack contains approx. 1 metre of French wire.  The internal diameter of this French wire is 0.7mm. This means the thickest thread you can sensibly use is 0.6mm. French wire is popular with knotted pearl necklaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beadalon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224987193677,"sku":"BS00619","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/French-wire-SP.jpg?v=1783355937"},{"product_id":"french-wire-gold-plated","title":"French Wire Gold Plated","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench Wire Gold Plated is an extremely useful component as it protects the thread from fraying around the clasp. It is made from a very fine coil of wire and gives jewellery a professional finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich makes it easy to bend and manipulate to accommodate a clasp. To use the French wire simply cut the amount of French wire required and thread it onto your thread. The wire will create a nice curved shape. You can either thread your clasp onto of the wire, or use a jump ring to attach the clasp afterward. When using French wire check that your thread will fit through your wire, if it is too think you could accidentally unravel the wire. The internal diameter of this French wire is 0.7mm. This means the thickest thread you can easily use is 0.6mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe French Wire Gold Plated (also known to as Bullion or gimp) is popular for knotted pearl necklaces. It is often used when fixing or replicating antique pearl or glass necklaces. Our range of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/power-cord-no-4-w-needle-white-2m\/\"\u003eknotting threads\u003c\/a\u003e, with a built in needle may also be useful for knotting strings of beads, as they won't create extra bulk when threading through the wire. Both our French wires in gold plated and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/shop\/french-wire-silver-plated\/\"\u003esilver plated\u003c\/a\u003e can also be used for goldwork and other embroidery and embellishments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pack contains approximately 1 metre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beadalon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224991846733,"sku":"BS25586","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6274\/0813\/files\/french-wire-gold-plated.jpg?v=1783356081"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.mailorder-beads.co.uk\/collections\/necklace-ends-and-guardians.oembed","provider":"The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Limited.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}