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Hi there Headstrong! Those clasps can get really agravating...I know. It sounds like you might have the end of the wire to short...you know the shorter piece that is left hanging through the crimp beads at the beginning and end.

Try making that a bit longer, to where at least 3 or 4 or more for extra security can comfortably fit over it and your "actual" beading wire.

If you really want to avoid the whole un-assureness of the lobster clasp, then I would suggest having the girls use toggle endings and instead of wire, give them string or floss to string their beads on. Have them measure their waist and then cut the string accordingly allowing extra length for knotting and clasp...knot the string onto the ring...put a bit of clear nail polish over the knot to help secure it...string as usual, and then knot the other end to the toggle piece. I hope this makes sense. It could be a good alternative to using the clasps, wire, and crimp beads (which sometimes if it is not crimped properly it will not hold the wire and it will slip through and come apart).

Another thing with the wire is to be sure to allow for a bit of stretching, it should have a little slack, because the wire will stretch and if it was to tight, it will break pre-maturely.

Here is a link to all the posts on waistbeads here on ymib that may be of inspiration:

http://ymib.com/search/node/waistbeads

Well, hope this might have helped a little bit. Good luck, and keep us posted!
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