Comments on: Guide to Beads for beginners

By: Crystal Jewellery

Crystal Jewellery — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:23:45 +0000

Great guide for beginners on beads! Very clear and helpful. Thanks for sharing!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:55:07 +0000

Good morning! I have started bead collection but right now I am just making some funky ink pens. I am having a heck of a time finding the beads with a hole big enough to go over the shaft of the pen. I’m really not sure what size hole it is and how to find beads with the correct size hole. Do you have any words of wisdom for me pertaining to hole size? I have just been bringing a naked pen with me to every store that has beads on sale and attempting to get the right size hole. This is challenging. I also pick up nice costume jewelry at yard and estate sales and take the beads off. This is fun but not always effective at getting the right size hole. I wish the manufacturers would put on the packaging what size the home is and sometimes on strung beads there are different size holes. Arggggg!

By: Quiltera

Quiltera — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:03:37 +0000

A great place for seed, delicas and others is Javalle Beads. Janet, the owner provides great customer service, awesome prices and fills orders quickly. This is the only place that I now order beads from.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:34:59 +0000

In reply to debbie. I would take my project with me to a craft store and find the correct size buy for that one project and then you can order online

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:33:24 +0000

In reply to Menucha @ Moms & Crafters. Try to wax your thread, but it’s a coating like she said nothing lasts forever unless you can find a bead completely made of that specific material. If your confident with the sewed section that’s what I would do. Use silver nail polish and then a clear coat. If uncomfortable with the way it’s made retread it and wax or use fishing line are the other things I can think of. Merry Xmas

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:22:34 +0000

In reply to Aurora. Check out Pinterest there are complete tutorials on just about every stitch type in your stitch and a gazillion matches appear

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:20:25 +0000

In reply to Tracy. Dollar tree has great storage containers - you can also use a tackle box! But for tiny storage I would go to dollar tree, even a pill organizer works great but make sure it’s got a place that’s clear so you can see the beads!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 31 May 2019 11:30:51 +0000

I use seed beads as spacers in more colorful, more delicate pieces. I find that I can accent my main beads better with them, at a more reasonable cost. (Not the uber tiny ones, but still pretty small!) They give my clay, polished beads a bit of individual distinction rather than being clumped together.

By: Bea

Bea — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 03:35:09 +0000

In reply to Janet. Dollar Bead

By: Mr. Shannon

Mr. Shannon — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 06:59:46 +0000

In reply to Janet. I found a whole lot of bead shops via eBay especially from Japan and China. You get free shipping or pay a small shipping fee of few cents. The selection is huge! Only downside is having to wait weeks or months for shipping. I make Christmas ornaments and Decor with beads often I can't find that specific color or texture I need, the right amount or few options without buying a whole set of beads I don't need