Netting All The Way

Beadwork is the simplest form of jewelry making—you don't need to invest a fortune in tools and supplies or spend years learning the skills. You don't need a workshop—you can even take your work with you practically anywhere. All you need are beads, needles and threads. Beads Many people believe that beautiful beadwork starts with beautiful beads. Beads possess a magnetic, almost magical power. Who doesn't like taking out the little boxes filled with those colorful treasures and spending time just looking at them in awe every once in a while? However, it is certainly possible to create exquisite beadwork without the most expensive beads. All the projects in this book are done with glass Czech beads size 11°. You can use the same beads, or replace them with similar sized Delicas or anything else available to you. I'd like to give you a few pointers: 1. While corralling technique will cover up any lack of uniformity in the beads, other stitches are not as forgiving, and uneven beads may cause warping in a finished product done in peyote stitch. Keep this in mind when selecting beads for your project. 2. When selecting bead color, remember that the color of beads in a bag or in a tube may differ slightly from the color your finished beadwork will be. If the particular shade is very important to you, it's better to make a sample piece before selecting bead color. Two other important factors are colorfastness and lightfastness. If you spend hours creating a necklace you want it to look as beautiful as possible when you are finished. When choosing beads, make sure that they are colorfast—that the color of the bead does not come off in your hands. An easy way to check for this is to roll the beads around in your palm—if any paint comes off then you shouldn't use those beads. It is also important that the beads don't fade in sunlight. Leave any potential beads in the sun for a day or so, and then compare the color to the original beads. If the color has faded a significant amount you won't want to use the beads.

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