Ask the Experts Designer End Head Pin with Loop Ideas Q&A

What can you make using 3-3.5 inch head pins with a designer end with loop? I find it is too thick for most of my beads. Any design ideas for them?

- Debbie

To use a head pin such as the one displayed, which is made with wire that is approximately 18-gauge, thread on large-hole glass or metal beads then finish with either a simple loop or a wrapped loop to secure the bead on the head pin. Attach the loop you formed to an ear wire, other finding or incorporate it into your stringing design as a pendant.

To finish off the fancy head pin, connect a bead-filled head pin to the loop below the fancy end, using a simple or wrapped loop, for a dramatic design.