Any Ideas???
Q: What size needle do you use for the small... (I mean small) seed beads?
I got a couple of packages at 'Wal-Mart' to practice with. I seem to have a
problem getting the bead to fit over the smallest of beading needles, the
colapsable (SP?) ones.
A:
I don't use a needle for my beading, but I use something called 'Tiger
Tail'. It comes in different sizes and is very good for necklaces and
some bead-weaving.
I just started using the elastic for making bracelets, and I finish off
the ends by tying it and then adding a dab of super glue. The
bracelets I am making are all tiny beads
, and I make one color on one,
mixed beads, another hue of that same color on another, and so on until
I have three to five. Then, I wear all of them at once, or, I should
say my friends do - so far I haven't been able to keep one because
everyone likes them so much.
I have been buying some of my beads and all of my wire and elastic and
tools from http://www.craftopia.com. Don't get frustrated, just keep
asking questions and trying new ideas. Part of creating good stuff is
you have to make some bad stuff too!
You might want to try making a self-needle on your threads.
You do this by soaking a couple of inches at the end of your thread in
glue and letting the glue dry, then cut off the very end of the thread
at an angle. This makes the end of the thread stiff enough that you can
poke it through the beads - the stiffened end becomes your needle.
It's very useful when you're using beads with small holes, because this
way you only have the thickness of the thread itself to deal with, not
two thicknesses plus a metal needle.
The "needle" end will lose its stiffness eventually - when this
happens, just cut it off and soak the end in glue again.
