[Nfb-krafters-korner] bead holders Re: Fw: To All theBeadersinthe Group
River Woman
riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Sun Jul 11 00:46:25 UTC 2010
I also work from the center out. But, I put my work on a beading pad that is
made from a velour type of material, bought in a bead shop. It is about 9 x
12 inches. I works well because beads cannot roll on it, they just stay
where they fall. I actually hold one end in my teeth at times to keep them
from falling off the wire while I am doing the crimp/clasp!
I start with the center bead or pendant, then I work about 3 beads on each
side. I try to just work three beads at a time, or I get lost and get things
off balance then have to tear out and start again. Lynda
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bead holders Re: Fw: To All
theBeadersinthe Group
> Hi,
> I also put the center bead on first and do each side as I go, but I have
> to hold onto the one end while I am working on the other end or my wire
> seems to snap out of place and beads go everywhere. I haven't tried bead
> stoppers yet.
> Thanks
> Lauren
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bead holders Re: Fw: To All the
> Beadersinthe Group
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>
>> Lauren, hi there! It's great to see you on here. I am very strange. I
>> don't use bead stoppers. Should I tell you how I string? Hmm, should I?
>> Should I? Should I? I really must stop telling people about my
>> weirdnesses. Oh well, I'm forty, and I haven't stopped yet. Anyhow.
>> Here's what I do. I tried bead boards and such, and my designs always
>> got unstrung. It didn't occur to me when I started in the late nineties
>> that there would be such things as bead stoppers. I flew by the seat of
>> my pants in the beginning. Is that the right expression? Well, anyway,
>> what I do is wear a robe or long house dress. I cut my wire, and I lay
>> it on my lap. My hips and not so small stomach hold each side, and I
>> string the center bead first. See, I don't just crimp one side and
>> string all the way from end to end. My designs don't work that way. I
>> don't design a complete piece and then string it; that never works for
>> me. I design as I'm going. So, I string the center bead, and then I
>> decide what goes next. I string both sides at the same time. That is, I
>> put the design on one side, and then match the other side right away.
>> Then, at the end, I crimp the two sides and put the clasp. The way I
>> design, it would be difficult to string the whole necklace from one side
>> unless I'm stringing just a simple necklace of all the same beads, which
>> happens when someone orders something like that, and they usually have to
>> hold a gun to my head. *grin* I hope that makes sense. They do though
>> have these plastic stoppers you can get to hold your beads. I used to
>> put a knot in my wire when I wanted the beads not to fall, but you don't
>> want to do that because the wire kinks, and even if you have good wire
>> that doesn't, it will still have a curl in it, and your piece might lay
>> funny. Best of luck to you.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> Sahar Husseini
>> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
>> www.saharscreations.com
>> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>> Michael Jordan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Lauren Merryfield
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 11:51 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bead holders Re: Fw: To All the Beaders
>> inthe Group
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> Where do you get bead holders to hold your place while you are
>> stringing, so
>> that beads don't fall off and go everywhere?I try to hold both ends of
>> my
>> string but now and then, one end has come loose.
>> Thanks
>> Lauren
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "AUDREY WELLNER" <rencraft at snet.net>
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:43 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fw: To All the Beaders in the Group
>>
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