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Q: I would like to make Christmas earrings that look like candy canes. Not a flat design but tubular peyote. I can't figure out how to make the bend for the top of the cane. I've tried using 15/0s to make the curve (I am using Delica cylinder beads),...
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In the Bead Soup section of the December 2011 issue of Bead&Button , I wrote about using individual components from jewelry designs to suit your personal taste, then I made a ring using the techniques from two different articles to illustrate. This...
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The October 2011 issue of Bead&Button magazine gives six great tips for finishing the ends of a beaded rope in the Bead Soup section on p. 10. One of the tips mentions beaded end caps, which are an excellent way to cover up an unattractive end of...
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I have some spectacular buttons I'd love to peyote stitch around to make a beaded bezel . I then want to incorporate them into bead embroidery on Lacy’s Stiff Stuff. But how would I accommodate the button shank? It protrudes so far out the back...
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In the June 2011 issue of Bead&Button magazine, I did a Stitch Workshop (p. 22) that included how to make a butterfly using increasing and decreasing rows of odd- and even-count peyote stitch. After making the butterfly, you may want to make your...
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[QA:Q] I am making an illusion necklace with small bicone crystals and clear fishing line. I don't want the crimp bead to be that noticeable - what size should I use? If I use glue to hold the beads in place, what kind of glue should I use? –cnpainter...
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[QA:Q] I have trouble with clasps falling off the ends of my bracelets and sometimes my necklaces. What am I doing wrong and how can I achieve a more professional finish? [QA:A] Good question, and the answer depends on the techniques you are using. If...
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[QA:Q] I am confused about bugles. Sometimes the size is listed as a number (example, #1) and sometimes it is listed in millimeters (3 mm). Is there a standard way of measuring bugles? -Alyssa [QA:A] I am glad you asked, because I have been working with...
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Thu, Dec 18 2008 9:14 AM
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Anna Draeger
Filed under: bead bag, bead sizes, Ask Anna, seed bead finishes, bugle beads, Button, Bead&, Vintage Style, seed beads, jewelry components, beads
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[QA:Q] I am just getting started beading and was wondering what are some of the essential tools and supplies I should always have on hand? [caption image="http://www.beadandbutton.com/~/media/Images/How%20To/askanna/tools.ashx?w=200" targeturl...
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Sat, Nov 1 2008 8:00 AM
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Anna Draeger
Filed under: bead bag, Ask Anna, beads, containers, diagonal cutters, beading tools, split-ring pliers, beading supplies, chainnose pliers, roundnose pliers, crimping pliers, beading stretches
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[QA:Q]I bought a 2 x 1-in. (5 x 2.5 cm) gold-foil glass pendant, but I can’t find a bail that is large enough to fit the thickness (about ¼ in./6 mm). Can you suggest a solution besides stringing a cord through the hole? Thank you, Dorothy Siu Leandro...
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