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Bead Working And All That Is Entailed With The Craft


Beadwork is a simple thing to learn. To start out you require string and beads.

Done.

At it's simplest, that is actually all you need. Clasps on jewelry are nice, however not necessary. You can bead a loop at one end, and a ball at the other. So the one loops above the other joining the two ends of your necklace.

Knowing how to tie a good knot is important. Last thing you want is to end, hold up the piece, and it fall apart on you. Even worse, would be to have it fall apart while a customer is looking at it. Because of those fears I make use of glue. A little gum put on my knots for a little piece of mind. Some say that is fraud, but I don't care. They make glue for beading, and what is actually more essential is that they make it where it has an almost string type tip, letting you get glue just where you need it and not all over anything else. If they sell such a product, then lots of individuals are doing it. I don't refer to it as cheating, I call it quality. And if knots aren't your specialty, they make devises to help you get a good tight knot up close and personal. Hard to mess that up.

An excellent set of small pliers is helpful as well while doing beadwork. You can actually work without, man has for ages, but they make them, and they do help. Often times you are working with actually tiny line, and pliers can help you get a hold of it to make things tight as well as neat.

Another handy thing is a jewelry tray. Again, not a must have, however it lets you lay your beads out as you want them designed. You could play with your design here without stringing as well as restringing trying to find the right balance. Also, the trays will have measurements on them, so you will know how long the piece you're making is. This little, few dollars tray, can greatly reduce your time down.

As a pastime, or business goes, doing beadwork has a fairly small overhead, and can be one of the most rewarding jobs of your life.

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