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• Bead Baubles and Jewels - Beading Lesson (502) • |
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Quick Seed Bead Stringing
by Katie Hacker
Sponsored by: Beadalon®
Large quantities of seed beads can be a challenge to string. In today’s Beading Lesson, learn how to use a bead spinning tool to make the job faster.
The Spin-N-Bead™ tool is specially designed to make it easy to load seed beads onto a needle. It’s easiest to use a big eye needle with a bent tip. A big eye needle is the type of needle that opens from the center. Use beading thread to thread the needle, then place the bent tip inside the wooden bowl. The fuller the bowl, the easier it is to spin beads onto the needle. Spin the rod in the center to turn the bowl and hold the needle with the bent tip facing against the flow of beads. Beads will automatically load themselves onto the needle. Push them onto the beading thread and continue to load the needle.
This quick seed bead stringing is particularly helpful for stringing long necklaces or multiple strands of beads. The Spin ‘n Bead™ tool also makes it easy to create long strands of randomly mixed colors. Just place several colors inside the bowl.
The Mini Spin-N-Bead™ tool is perfect for designs with multiple colors in a specific pattern. Mark the needle to determine how many beads to load. Add one bead color to each bead spinning tool, then dip the needle into one spinner at a time. When the beads reach the designated spot on the needle, push them onto the beading thread and move to the next color.
Both bead spinning tools work best with large-hole seed beads because the beads literally jump onto the needle. Use 11/0 or 6/0 beads to achieve different effects. The Spin-N-Bead™ tool also makes it easy to string liquid silver.
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