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Beading

Aug 15th, 2007 by Kathy

I’m frantically working on the final embellishment for the vacation postcards. Deadline…is…looming… and I’m determined to make it. A personal challenge thing.

I wanted to pop in and share some things I’m doing this go around. I’m not an experienced beader. I enjoy it but have not formally learned how to do it on fiber. I ask a lot of questions when I go to the bead store. Last time I was in I picked up these longer beading needles. I really like them. I use regular polyester sewing thread and match the thread color to the color of my background, not the beads. I use the green scoop from my laundry detergent to pour beads from the glass bowl back into the tube.

Share your fiber beading sources and tricks in the comments please! Back to working on that deadline…

Posted in Quilting | 9 Comments

9 Responses to “Beading”

on 16 Aug 2007 at 4:11 am1luv Abby

what awesome work… I luv it
luv Abby
on 16 Aug 2007 at 6:23 am2Solidia

That is really pretty!
on 16 Aug 2007 at 7:33 am3sue

What a gorgeous piece.
Me? Beading? It is called, “oops”… dropping them on the nightstand and floor, picking up all I can see, and vacuuming them out of the carpet for the next 10 years.
on 16 Aug 2007 at 1:22 pm4Laura

Oh wow, that is really beautiful! Its a postcard? Its wonderful that you don’t let your inexperience with something keep you from being creative with it!
on 16 Aug 2007 at 7:24 pm5Chara Michele

That looks wonderful!
on 17 Aug 2007 at 4:07 pm6weirdbunny

I didn’t know that you could get special needles for beading. Your post card is beautiful…. ~ Julia ~
on 17 Aug 2007 at 5:06 pm7Administrator

Sue: I’m definitely doing that part correctly!

Laura: I’ve never let not knowing what I’m doing stop me

Weirdbunny: The beading needle is very slender at the top which allows the seed beads to easily glide over. I’m liking the size 10 because I can thread a standard polyester sewing thread through the eye without much difficulty.
on 19 Aug 2007 at 6:10 am8Julie

The John James needles are my favorite also. I really like them for embroidery and quilting…anything…they are great.
on 19 Aug 2007 at 7:43 am9Administrator

I agree Julie. I like the John James needles for embroidery and sewing too. I was pleased to see they made a beading needle as well. I feel like the heads on their needles are well designed and slide through the fabric easily.