Inside Beadwork Magazine - All Comments

re: Hip Shade of Pink Taking Design Community By Storm

BeadPassionDaily — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:28:53 GMT

Love soft pink! Love magenta. Love all pinks with blue undertones -- in small doses, though.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

BeadPassionDaily — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:33:27 GMT

I agree with everything Jean said -- and would also like to recommend Tulip brand needles! They are amazing to use, and come in whatever size you prefer. Personally, size 11 works for just about everything for this beader.

re: Hip Shade of Pink Taking Design Community By Storm

moposh — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:47:22 GMT

Pink has always been in in my jewelry making. In fact, it's probably my most used color!

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

WendyC@33 — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:06:40 GMT

use frey check to stiffen the thread...hold the needle so there is a white background behind it.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

PatriciaW@45 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:03:45 GMT

Use a Tulip needle...I'll never use another kind. You can actually see the hole (and I am blind as a bat) and I get it threaded first try with the Tulip needles. Pat Williams

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

wvsuzanne — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:31:11 GMT

It is also helpful to hold the needle and thread against a background opposite in value from your thread; light against dark and dark against light.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

debextra@optonline.net — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:01:15 GMT

Hold needle over a white background or put a small piece of white paper behind needle and then thread. Amazing how the white background makes it so much easier to see the eye.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

faith@28 — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:57:52 GMT

If your thread is just a little too thick to go right through, try folding a very thin piece of thread in half and threading it through the needle to create a loop which you can then use to pull the thicker thread through the eye. I keep a length of thread handy for just this purpose.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

Nancy Leitner — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:13:54 GMT

I also find that if you wet the needle first, the thread will be drawn into the eye. Try it, it works.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

Charlene F — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:16:55 GMT

I have been telling sewers and beaders for years that there is a 'right ' side of a needle; and, if they are having difficulty threading, to turn the needle around. Now,I understand why. Also, there is a 'right' end to a thread which is the end coming off the spool. If doing a two needle weave and having difficulty threading the opposite end, thread both needles on the same end, and, run one needle to the other end.

re: Stitch Pro: Threading the Needle

rscollier — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:06:23 GMT

When using fireline, I take the end of the fireline and put it in my mouth, clamp between my front teeth and pull the thread through, it flattens the end of the thread making it easy to thread into the needle.

re: Learn How to Add New Beading Thread with a Slipknot from Melanie Potter

artbabe33445 — Fri, 31 May 2013 04:55:14 GMT

That video was a life saver! Thank you so much for sharing.

re: Stitch Pro: Twins vs. Super Duos

BlueSkiesStudio — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:37:21 GMT

Well, I haven't ordered any of them yet, and after reading this I'm really confused! How do you know which ones to get? I like the interlocking effect better, but where can one purchase them wholesale to get the 'real' ones? Deborah

re: What’s Your Favorite Odd-Count Peyote Turnaround?

BeadPassionDaily — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:21:34 GMT

I love Peyote stitch! For years I used the basic figure eight turn around, but frankly that method leaves the "odd" side of the beadwork filled with so much more thread that it feels comparatively stiff. An easier (and better final) fix for me has been to work the piece in even count Peyote -- minus the last column -- then go back and add a single Brick stitch edge. It looks the same as if done entirely in Peyote, is much easier than the odd count fussiness, less time consuming, and the final product has a more even thread distribution. Works for me!

re: What’s Your Favorite Odd-Count Peyote Turnaround?

Debbie@304 — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:27:40 GMT

I've always used option 2 as it is a much stronger way to turn. I often use peyote for rings so need a very strong edge.

Debbie