[Nfb-krafters-korner] loom knit necklace with beads and wire

[Lillie Pennington]

Are you doing this class? I am ordering stuff for Jills class today so thought I would ask so I could put the loom in my order. Thanks.

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> On Mar 22, 2014, at 1:14 AM, "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi David and all,
> 
> What loom is used for jewelry making? Well I taught a class to make a necklace using craft wire and
> beads and I used the Clover Wonder Knitter. This kind of loom is what is referred to as a spool
> loom. It is hard plastic and is shaped like a long spool. It has two removable disks on top so that
> you can make items either using 3 or six pegs. the knitting comes down out through the center hole
> as with a round loom.  For my project I used three pegs, 28 gauge craft wire and #10 Czech seed
> beads and some 4mm beads as accents. What you do is to string the beads onto the wire, then knit
> with the wire just as you would with yarn pulling up beads to make a pattern. 
> This is not a difficult project for anyone who is comfortable knitting with yarn on a loom. You
> just need to get used to using wire instead of yarn. 
> 
> Cathy F
> 
> 
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