[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting with wire and beads on a loom update

[Neva Fairchild]

I learned to work with wire and beads just last night and an important tool
is a pair of nylon head pliers to gently smooth the crimps out of wire. I
also broke my wire, but it was close enough to the end that I was able to
finish. My friend who taught me this pattern is going to help me buy a pair
of these special pliers so I can make more of this bracelet. When I have it
really solid in my mind, I will teach a class for those interested. It's not
cheap, the supplies for this bracelet were $20 and I still don't know how
much the pliers will be, but they are a must.  


Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039 

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:59 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting with wire and beads on a loom update

Hi all,

 

Well, here is an update. 

This project involved attempting to use 4MM glass gemstone beads, seed
beads, wire, and a wonder knitter loom to make a bracelet. 

Last night I spent a couple of hours stringing seed beads and 4mm glass
gemstone beads onto a 26 gauge wire twelve feet long following my
instructions on the pattern, in preparation to knit on the wonder knitter.
The bead stringing went well except for one huge snag! The snag was that the
wire would not stop tangling and crimping up in places. Finally at one point
when I had perhaps fifty beads on the wire, I tried to get a few beads over
one of the crimps and the wire broke. there is no way to knit anything with
such a small bit of wire, perhaps only a foot long if that. Now my wire is
too short to make the bracelet on the loom unless I get more wire. This is
possible, but I am not sure I want to do that because I will still have the
problem with the wire.  The wire actually came with crimps already in it, it
was not just my doing. I will next try to thread the beads onto some magic
cord I purchased for the gemstone  bracelet class, but I'm not certain if
these small beads will even fit onto the 1mm gauge cord. I do have a beading
needle which might help with the process. I will let you all know how that
goes.

 

So that is the update. First I have to sort all of the beads again!

 

 

Cathy

 

 

 

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