[Nfb-krafters-korner] beading needles for Fireline

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Linda;
It is 2 pieces of thin metal, welded together at each end.  You need something like a fingernale or sometimes you can bend it a bit and the wires will separate in the middle.  Place the thread in the opening and slide it to the bottem, with a few inches of a tail.  Let the needle come back together to hold your thread.  When it is open it is almost like a curved diamond.  Pointed at the top and bottom and curved on each side.

Terry P.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beading needles for Fireline

I will get them out and give it a try. Both ends seemed to have sharp points and I could find no eye but I never thought that I could separate them and put thread into the middle so I will give it a try. I sure want to get going on my bead work and this has me stopped cold...so to speak. haha Lynda Lambert River Road Studio, Since 1976 www.lyndalambert.com
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Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beading needles for Fireline


>I am far from the expert here regarding this, but the big eye beading  
>needles that I have used and that were called big eye, was like a piece 
>of  wire  some are around 5 inches long and some are 3.5  inches long.  
>They are  2  thin wires that are some how attached on the top and 
>bottom.  You can not  feel how they are attached.  Well, you can 
>separrate  them from the  middle  and then slide your beading thread 
>either to the top or bottom and that  will  hold it in place.
>
> I hope this helps if they are like the ones I have used.
>
> They do not have an eye in them.
>
> Joyce  Kane
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