Use these Bead Stoppers to avoid losing your beads while you work on your designs. Whether you are working on one strand or several, this wonderful tool will make your life easier. You will never lose a bead from the end of your strand again. Squeeze the purple ends together to grasp the ends of the wire you are working on and when you are ready to finish your design, simply release the wire and crimp! We believe the Bead Stopper is a miracle tool no beader should be without.