Fish Bead
Bead Craft – Equipment Of The Trade: The Finest Tools Which Are Essential To Improve Your Experience
A topic not much discussed in articles about bead craft is what I like to all “optional equipment.” As expected, most of the articles on beadwork focus on the beading projects, or the beads themselves and several discussions rotating around patterning, color selection and so forth, but at least some attention must be given to the optional items of tools, because they can make your life easier and increase your enjoyment of bead craft in general.
The items I have in mind are:
Fishing Line
Magnifying Glasses
Cord Knotter
Bead Tray
I will outline what each of these can do for you as it relates to bead craft described below.
Fishing Line – If you are all out of silk thread and needing to crank out a bead craft project, simple fishing line can be subbed in for the good stuff. Or, if you are only making a temporary piece and wish to save your silk thread for permanent creations, yet again, fishing line to the rescue! No bead craft toolkit could be without it!
Magnifying Glasses – This helpful item will save you both time (reducing the time needed turning your beadwork into truth), and prevent eyestrain by bringing those tiny, little pieces-parts into better focus. What’s not to like about that! If you just get one piece of optional bead craft equipment, get these!
Cord Knotter – At around 10 usd , this handy little item is the most costly of the “optional bead craft equipment,” but well worth the money, particularly if you do any work at all with pearls. It helps with knot tying, and helps you get the knots right up against the beads, where you wish them to be (this could be a frustrating process when attempting to get it right by hand). It might take a lttle bit to get the hang of using it, but once you do, you’ll wonder how you & your bead craft projects got along without it!
Bead Tray – Funny how anything as simple as a tray can make this type of big difference to your bead craft projects, but it truly can! The chief advantage of a bead tray is that it is included with grooves for holding beads and the grooves are of standard shapes and sizes! So, while you are making a necklace, simply play with your pattern on the bead tray, get it exactly how you want it, and then all your beads are already laid out in the exact pattern. Only pick ‘em up and string!
Again, while none of the items mentioned here are absolutely vital, you’ll possibly find that you enjoy bead craft a good deal more with these time saving devices, and you can pick up the full set for about $25. A small investment certainly for what they can do to improve your bead craft experience, and the ways in which they can assist you execute against your beadwork!
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