good morning everyone!! I finally got around to getting a bead loom two days ago and have been experimenting with different thread and bead sizes and finally got my first dread cuff made i will post pictures later, my digital camera isnt very good at capturing jewelry!! I ruined the first two because i used this waxed string and I couldnt knot it to save my life but I started using regulare quilting thread and it worked perfectly....
really???? awesome i will have to try it!! the stuff that came with the loom was crappy and i couldnt tie it at all without it slipping! I bet dental floss is cheaper than my quilting thread too =) thanks so much!
_How about instead of trying to knot it, burn it. Usually waxed string when burned forms a little 'ball' that is secure. I used to to that back in school. I am also experimenting with jewerly making. I will post my results as soon as I finish one of my pieces.
FunkyFresh, if you have a hobby lobby near you, see if they have the "9 pack" of beading thread... it's like 2 bucks, and you get 9 large bobbins of thread. It works very well. I tend to use standard bead thread, and only wax my weaving thread to make it easier to place the beads.
no problem sandal LOL anywhoo thanks for the great ideas you guys =) I am gonna use this old quilting thread till I run out LOL I am mainly working on cuffs for my dreads right now and eventually I may put some on my site if I get good at it =) I have been maiking a few glass bead necklaces too but I want to keep them all
Ooh I can't wait to see them. Anything that comes from a loom has to be good SandalScout,is there anything you can't do? I wish more guys would learn a thing or two from ya
ahhhh yes ....the dental floss rocks... cre is a wealth of good info.. I highly advocate it...and its fairly cheap too
Wonder Girl..... I do a lot of stuff, just not well!!!!! Thanks though!!!! HAHAHAHA. Funky, I started beading on a loom first, but lately have been blowing HUGE chunks of my paycheck on bigger beads. I keep making things with like $15-25 worth of beads in them with the intention of selling them, but my wife keeps snagging them and won't give them up!!!!
