[Nfb-krafters-korner] bead holders Re: Fw: To AlltheBeadersinthe Group
Lauren Merryfield
lauren1 at catliness.com
Sun Jul 11 03:39:51 UTC 2010
Hi,
I usually just do 1-3 beads at a time on each side. I've been known to hold
the wire in my teeth, too.
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message -----
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bead holders Re: Fw: To
AlltheBeadersinthe Group
>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
>>
>>
>>> 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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