Ideas of thoughts on how to keep clasps from flipping "face down" on a single strand? (Besides using a lighter more balanced clasp?) It is heavy enough that it chokes me in back.... and flips if put at the front. (I'll try to get photos soon.) Adding more pearls to reduce choking?
clasp flipping
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Pearl Dreams
Pearl Enthusiast
I had a problem with a somewhat flat, oval clasp that was smaller than the adjacent pearls flipping. I replaced it with a spherical clasp the size of the pearls adjacent to it. End of problem.
I think if you have a flat clasp, it will tend to flip. The shape is the problem.
I think if you have a flat clasp, it will tend to flip. The shape is the problem.
BWeaves
Well-known member
Flat clasps with gemstones or designs on the "top" always flip over, because of gravity. I really don't understand why clasp designers don't add some weight or volume to the back of the clasp to prevent this. Or make the clasp double sided. Well, I do know. It makes the clasp double in price.
I replaced most of my clasps with Orbit clasps or big hooks. Easier to use. They sit well at the back of the neck. And the orbit clasps look good (look like links) if worn in the front. Plus, I can link necklaces together for longer strands when they all have orbit clasps.
I also have some spherical clasps. They look the best, and it doesn't matter if they roll around. But they are too fiddly for me to do, so I only put them on ropes, so I don't have to actually undo them to put the strand on.
Another way to prevent a clasp from flipping is to use a multi-strand clasp, and put it on a double or triple strand necklace. But single strands will always flip.
I replaced most of my clasps with Orbit clasps or big hooks. Easier to use. They sit well at the back of the neck. And the orbit clasps look good (look like links) if worn in the front. Plus, I can link necklaces together for longer strands when they all have orbit clasps.
I also have some spherical clasps. They look the best, and it doesn't matter if they roll around. But they are too fiddly for me to do, so I only put them on ropes, so I don't have to actually undo them to put the strand on.
Another way to prevent a clasp from flipping is to use a multi-strand clasp, and put it on a double or triple strand necklace. But single strands will always flip.
