How to Close a Pearl Clasp

The most common traditional clasp for a strand of pearls is a hook and a filigree "ovalish" shape, as it is not at all obvious how the closure works. You do not want to hook the hook around the base of the oval. That will not be secure. Sometimes strands of pearls have a screw closure. Costume pearls might have a ring closure.

Instructions

Hook Clasp

1

Place the pearls around your neck.

2

Hold the hook perpendicular to the "oval" and stick the open end through the very end of the shape. The flat sides of the hook and the clasp should both be closeest to your neck. There is a bar at the point of the shape that the hook goes over.

3

Pull the hook down so the hook hangs from the metal bar. Turn the hook so both sides of the clasp are in a straight line.

4

Squeeze the opening in the hook closed and push it straight into the clasp until it clicks into place.

Screw Clasp

5

Put the necklace around your neck.

6

Insert the smaller side of the screw into the larger.

7

Twist side of the hook in your right hand toward your neck until you meet resistance.

Ring Clasp

8

Place the necklace around your neck. Hold the larger ring in your dominant hand.

9

Pull the tiny lever on the larger ring back to open the ring.

10

Insert the smaller ring into the opening in the larger ring.

11

Release the lever.