Handmade Clasps and > closures Making your own clasps means that you'll always have the right finding to suit your individual work by Addie Kidd s-hook clasp [2] Holding one tip of your pliers inside the loop and the other tip against the base wire, bend the base wire against the pliers to forma Slight curve. Repeat on the other end, wy, [41] Cut 4 in, (10em) of wire. Use your roundnose pliers to make a small loop at one end. Repeat on the other end, with the loop facing the opposite direction. [3] Hold the wire midway down your roundnose pliers, gripping against the curve you just formed. Bend the base wire against the pliers until the wire nearly touches the curve. \ round pen and/or marker optional: bench block \e hammer ‘ou’ll need 18g wire, half-hard chainnose pliers \ roundnose pliers wire cutters / or anvil and planishing [4] Repeat step 3 on the other end, Use your roundnose pliers or a pen oF marker to adjust the S-hook as neces- sary and tighten the openings [5] Optional: For a different look, and to strengthen your hook, lightly hammer the edges of hook’s curves to slightly flacten them.