[Nfb-krafters-korner] using a beading needle

Mon Apr 16 13:37:33 UTC 2012

Cathy,
The needle opens in the middle and is welded closed at each end.  Take your finger nail and open it in the middle and put your thread or chord in and the needle will collapse.  Bring your thread closer to one end and make sure you have a long enough tail, so your thread will not come out.  Now you are ready to go.

Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:20 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] using a beading needle

Hi all,

I purchased an item that was advertised to be a beading needle. To me it looks like a piece of wire with no holes in it. I am not certain how to use this needle? Anyone know?  I have some seed and 4mm beads I was hoping to thread onto the magic cord for the bracelet class, but the beads will not fit on the cord without a needle and I don't have any needles small enough to work. 

These beads do work on the 26 gauge wire however, though I do not really want to make a bracelet with wire, but I will if I must. I had planned to use the wire for my knitting with beads and wire bracelet.

Also, Just for your information, I have experimented and found that size 6mm beads can be threaded onto the 1mm magic cord without a needle.
Unfortunately I only have crystal beads of this size that were leftover from safety pin beading projects, not enough and probably not pretty enough for a bracelet. 

 Wish I'd purchased larger beads. <sigh> in any case, if anyone knows how to use the beading needle, I will give it a try with the magic cord.

Cathy

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