Making Mistakes: How to Correct Five Common Mistakes in Your Beadwork

re: Making Mistakes: How to Correct Five Common Mistakes in Your Beadwork

Beaderone — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:45:10 GMT

If it is just a few beads or a couple of rows i will back out but if it is several rows and i made many with my first time odd count peyote. I remove the needle and pull of a bead at a time.

I used a wrong bead and didn't see it so i leave it when i do notice it. When it is a pattern that uses so many colors that look mixed up anyway i figure it wont be noticed anyway.

Also is the wrinkled bracelet (for lack of a name) in this book i just ordered.

re: Making Mistakes: How to Correct Five Common Mistakes in Your Beadwork

RhondaR@11 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:04:05 GMT

I agree wholeheartedly with taking the needle off the thread and fixing the mistake. Though I have been known to leave the "spirit bead" in the work as it tends to add character to the piece. It also seems to add a touch of whimsy and the opportunity for a good story. But there have also been times when a bracelet sheared off and the best option was to remove everything from a certain point and redo it all. Time consuming, yes, but well worth all the trouble to know that it won't happen again.

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Tkshelton — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:14:15 GMT

I still work in Nymo for my seed bead design and have grown quite adept at backing out my thread path with the needle w/o splitting my thread (if I catch the mistake early on). The key is to back the needle through backwards as well (eye end first) as it's blunt and less likely to want to split the thread the way the pointed end would. I will almost always try this approach first then if I see I have split my thread, only then will I concede defeat and take the needle off my thread. Hope this tip helps someone else.

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christi bell — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:31:04 GMT

I fix all mistakes if I can go back. If I haven't gone too far, I start over. If I have finished, then it's just added personality!

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aneva9 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:38:07 GMT

Spirit Beads are Awesome! :D It really depends on my project if I will leave a wrong bead in. If it is supposed to be perfect for sale or something like that, then I will tear it out no matter how far back it is. I especially remind new beaders that sometimes, if you miss a stitch, or stitch threw a wrong bead, it may affect your work down the line, so best to correct it when you notice it, and beading is great therapy, don't feel like it takes too much time to go back, if you have to tear it out, it is ok. It may take a bit longer for your project but the joy of beading is there whether we are smooth sailing threw our project, or if we have to back up and rebead here or there... :D Bead Happy! :D

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BarbaraH@105 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:13:04 GMT

I learned a trick year's ago in a class on knotting from Star's Beads. Take tweezers and flatten/squeeze the knot. It loosens the knot and you can then poke it apart with fine nose tweezers or a needle. This works best on silk thread but i have used it with Nymo too.

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Monique Lamarre — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:20:56 GMT

Hello, I have another way to get rid of a bead that is there by mistake and it will never brake the thread. I simply insert a needle inside the bead and crush it with my pliers. That way the thread is never in the way.

I hope my English is clear enough as I am of French language.

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catnap1 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:08:34 GMT

It depends on the mistake. This past couple of days I have made more mistakes in three rows of beading that I have in the whole rest of the piece! Leaving them in wasn't an option, since it is a "sampler" type of piece; fortunately for both the piece and my sanity I'm working in square stitch, which means it isn't *easy* but at least isn't as likely to make me throw the whole thing at the nearest wall! All fixed, now, and hoping to go the rest of the way without any more ocurrences.

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Radiance@3 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:25:26 GMT

To help protect the thread when breaking a bead, I like to slip an old needle through the bead. I've never cut the thread since I started doing it that way!

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JOYCE LAWRENCE — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:25:47 GMT

The Native American Beaders believe that if a bead is not the proper one in your project you need to leave it there because it is what we call a 'Spirit Bead' and it belongs in the project. I also believe this so always leave 'Spirit Beads' in the project.

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Miss Caroline — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:32:18 GMT

Excellent article. Re mistatkez, er-- mistakes. Yes, yes, compulsive corrector here.

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Mary Ann@71 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:37:39 GMT

Wonderful tips, much appreciated!!

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lovecreating — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:48:16 GMT

Boy, was this article helpful, partly in letting me know I wasn't the only one to make a booboo, but also to give simple and understandable hints for fixing said booboos. Thank you

Gina

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mspaint — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:30:43 GMT

To correct my mistakes I stomp my feet, stick out my lower lip and then take the time to fix my mistake the way I am supposed to.

re: Making Mistakes: How to Correct Five Common Mistakes in Your Beadwork

mspaint — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:30:36 GMT

To correct my mistakes I stomp my feet, stick out my lower lip and then take the time to fix my mistake the way I am supposed to.