[Nfb-krafters-korner] beading weaving advise 4 newbies

Sun Jan 15 16:47:05 UTC 2012

Let me pass on some advise for new folks looking into beading  jewelry.  I 
am speaking from experience here.  I have no light  perception and was 
totally new to beading.  I did start out with size 8  seed beads, but at the very 
first class given here, I just found  the beads  to be small, I did not 
have the coordination with my hands with these small  items, but I wanted to 
learn some of the basics.  During the class I ended  up using a shoe lace and 
some nice large wooden beads.  With these I at  least could follow what they 
were doing and I could feel without a doubt the  holes in the beads, the 
shape of the knots being taught.  I didn't care if  the bracelet would fit 
around my German Sheperd Seeing Eye dog's neck.  I  was able to follow what was 
being described.

I have taken most of the classes here on beading.  I eventually got  down 
to handling the size 6 and 8 seed beads.  

And best of all it was my decision that I tried it and did not care for  
working with these size beads.  

I do like the beading part and I found that I really like the safety pin  
beading creaations that Theresa teaches.

Maybe some day I will go back to these smaller beads, but it will be my  
decision.

We do also teach determination around here. LOL 

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 1/15/2012 6:59:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:

Holly,  if you are new to beading, you need to begin with basic stringing  
techniques. You will learn how to feel the beads, how to string them, and  
how to attach a clasp and things like this. It takes practice to just do  
these simple things - as they are not so simple when you cannot see what  
you 
are trying to do. After you master the basics, and learn how to do  
multiple 
strings, knots, etc, then you can go on to learn other things  that 
interest 
you. One step at a time does it.
Lynda River  Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Holly Turri"  <hollyt at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists"  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 6:15  AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beading weaving

>  thanks so much lori.  I'm very basic right now and it sounds like you  
guys 
> are way ahead of me.
> ----- Original Message -----  
> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
> To: "List  for blind crafters and artists" 
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] beading weaving
>
>
>>I have taught  bead weaving classes for the krafter's knorner and I 
expect 
>>to be  offering more classes in the near future. I have taught classes in 

>>peyote stich, brick stich, spiral rope  right angle weave,  ladder stich 
>>and basic bead stringing.
>> ----- Original  Message ----- 
>> From: "Cathy"  <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters  and artists'" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>  Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:37 PM
>> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] beading weaving
>>
>>
>>>  Hi Neva and all,
>>>
>>> I have never heard of bead  weaving, but it does sound interesting. I 
>>>  enjoy
>>> the safety pin beading, and would like to try bead  weaving whenever a 
>>> class
>>> might be  available.
>>>
>>>  Cathy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original  Message-----
>>> From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Neva  
>>> Fairchild
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012  10:31 AM
>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and  artists'
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for  information
>>>
>>> I have recently begun learning  bead weaving. I didn't know there was
>>> anything more than  stringing beads before a friend sat me down and got 
>>>  me
>>> started. There have been a couple of classes in the past on  this group 
>>> that
>>> hopefully will be repeated. I  have learned the Peyote stitch and the 
>>>  Russian
>>> Spiral, thus far. I began learning Right Angle Weave,  but didn't get 
far 
>>> in
>>> my first lesson. The  only one of these stitches I can do independently 
>>>  thus
>>> far, from start to finish, is Peyote and I learned the  one drop stitch
>>> first. You can do multiple bead drops in  Peyote. I know this sounds 
like
>>> Greek to you, but it has to do  with how many beads you put on at a 
time. 
>>> In
>>>  one drop, I have made two bracelets. It is a flat bracelet, much like 
a  
>>> wide
>>> watch band only made of beads that snug  up to one another very close 
and 
>>> in
>>> a  pattern. It is pretty easy for me to feel with size 8 seed beads. I  
>>> know
>>> some people work with size 15 beads  which are roughly half the size of 
a
>>> size 8 bead. They are  tiny and I have seen a cuff style bracelet made 
>>>  with
>>> size 15 beads and it is so fine that it feels like silk.  It's amazing. 
>>> I'm
>>> not proficient enough to  teach a class, but hopefully Joyce will be 
able 
>>>  to
>>> find someone on the list who will. I would love to take  bead weaving 
>>> classes
>>> through this group as  well as working with my friend. She is a great
>>> teacher, but we  both struggle with starting and finishing projects. 
Good
>>> luck  to you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Neva  Fairchild
>>> 972 416-7039
>>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>> From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Holly  
Turri
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:50 AM
>>>  To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for  information
>>>
>>> do you know of a good source for  information about beading and beaded
>>> jewelry making?  I'm  newly retired,but  craft impaired.   I'd really  
>>> like to
>>> learn this as I have friends who do  it but don'thave the time to teach 
>>> me. I
>>> want   to make nice stuff not the kind of beading my three year old  
grand
>>> daugter gives me.  Of course i treasure that but  I'm quite a bit older.
>>> Anxiously awaint ann answer and have a  blessed day.
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