The hook

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Work Room chat:
Ihe instruction from this site is a variation of the hook and eye clasp where beads are also included in the clasp. Pretty cool!
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Having learnt about the eye, now, let's try the hook. :)

You know how annoying it is sometimes when you've completed a piece of project only to realize that you've run out of clasp and now your completed project becomes incomplete and can't be completed until you attach a clasp to it because that is all you need to do to complete it?

That is such a major -___- because it's always such a thrill to see a piece of jewellery forming to a finished piece with the addition of a clasp.

The hook, therefore, can be your emergency clasp or it could also save you money from not needing to buy clasp anymore should you just decide to make your own.







So, this is how you'll go about doing it.

Cut about 3 inches long of wire.





Using the round nose plier, measure approximately 1¼ inch from the end of the wire....





and make a turn so that the two wire ends crosses to form an 'X'



Well, you've did this part before with 'the eye', so I'm not going to repeat it here. But should you need a reminder of how it is done, you can just visit the previous tutorial on 'the eye'.





This is how it will look like with one side of the wire longer than the other.





Next, measure approximately ¾ inch from the rounded loop edge.





And make a 90 degress bend with your chain nose plier.





Now, with your round nose plier, make a loop. I think this needs no further explanation as well as I believe if you've been following The Work Room, you should be very well versed with the art of looping already. ;)





This is what you'll get.





You'll notice that the other straight wire is somewhat off tangent from the rest. Well, fret not. This will be remedied easily in the next step.

Just push the wire inwards towards the loop and grip the two together at the loop with the round nose plier.





What you are going to do next is also another repetitive technique which has been talked over and over again throughout this blog already. The wrap. :)





Yes, join the two wires together with a wrapped loop.

Cut off the excess wire and this is what you'll get.





Now that you have the base, we are going to shape the hook.

Grip onto the rounded loop end right at the base of the round nose plier.




Turn it slightly upwards.





Not too much though. Just enough to get a small bend at the tip.





Again, with the round nose plier, grip right below the bend. Make sure that the bent is facing upwards from where you are gripping.





Now, make a big turn downwards.





Depending on how big of a curve you want the hook to be, grip accordingly with your round nose plier.





Well, that's it! :)



Do note that whatever measurements I've stated here are as a guide only. As you get a hang of it, feel free to modify the measurements as you see fit.

The Eye here.