I like to bead
with a long thread (dont want to make knots in the work), but it can be a
hassle. The thread gets tangled up and makes a mess, and it takes so much time
to get it straight again. Well throughout the flowers I have made I have my
technics to avoid that.
Firstly I hold
the thread tight while I pull it through beads, see the picture.
Number 1 is the
thread that is from the work, I hold this one also tight, so the pulling does
not accidentally pull some previously beaded beads loose.
Number 2 is the
thread that is just going into the bead that I am passing the needle through. When
you hold this one with fingers, then this does not let the thread to get
tangled up and make knots that you dont want.
Number 3 is the
thread that is from the needle.
Secondly, I occasionally let the work just hang, holding by the needle, then the thread uncoils.
But sometimes its
not really possible to take such a long thread, as in my flower tutorial. There
I make it with two pieces of thread. First I take about 180 cm long, it is just
enough to get the core and the first petal done, then I pass it in the middle.
And start with a new thread from the middle, and I dont even need to make a
knot.
Enjoy beading!!:)
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