https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/hook-and-eye-clasps • Posted by GMC Group
Sometimes you just cannot find the clasp that you want, in either the size or the color. Making your own hook and eye clasp is easy; although the process looks as if it requires many steps, it is actually quite straightforward, and you will soon be making your own versions in all colors and sizes.
Sometimes you just cannot find the clasp that you want, in either the size or the color. Making your own hook and eye clasp is easy; although the process looks as if it requires many steps, it is actually quite straightforward, and you will soon be making your own versions in all colors and sizes.
How to make the eye Cut a 6in (150mm) length of wire. Fold in half around the larger part of the jaw of a pair of round-nose pliers and bring the wire ends back to make an O-shape.
Cut one wire 1⁄4in (6mm) away from the loop and make a right-angle bend in the other longer wire at this point.
Make a smaller loop using round-nose pliers and then make several wraps around the two wires until you reach back to the first loop.
Cut the wire using wire cutters and trim and tuck wire end in with chain-nose pliers. The eye part is now complete.
How to make the hook Cut a 6in (150mm) length of wire and straighten it by running it through the jaws of a pair of nylon jaw pliers. 2in (50mm) from the end, make a bend using round-nose pliers. Bend the wire right over until it forms a U-shape and squeeze the wire together.
Using the smallest diameter jaw (tip) of a pair of round-nose pliers, bend the U-shaped end over to make a small loop.
Turning the small loop end away from you and using the largest diameter of the jaw of the round-nose pliers (nearest the plier joints), make a large loop about 1⁄4in (6mm) below the small loop.
At the point where the shorter wire ends, make a right-angle bend in the longer wire using chain-nose pliers.
With round-nose pliers, make a loop and fold the wire back on itself to leave a tail.
Wrap the tail around, enclosing the short wire inside the loop and wrap several times. Cut any excess wire using wire cutters and tuck in the wire end using chain-nose pliers. The hook section of the clasp is now complete, and can be attached to the eye.