[Nfb-krafters-korner] beading needles for Fireline

[River Woman]

Thanks, Terry. I got it. I just did it - now I am back in business.
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beading needles for Fireline


> 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
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> 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
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>>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
>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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