Beading Tips, Tricks and Terminology
Beading shortcuts, help with your beading problems, suggestions for correcting mistakes in your beadwork and more helpful beading advice can be found right here.
Best Beading Advice, Tips, and Other Help
Here are a few of the best beading tips for staying organized, focused, and for keeping track of all the items in your bead stash. Plus, there are tips for tool care, finding needles, bead colors and more.
Here are a few of the best beading tips for staying organized, focused, and for keeping track of all the items in your bead stash. Plus, there are tips for tool care, finding needles, bead colors and more.
Using a Bead Reamer
Learn to Use a Bead Reamer and a Bead reaming Tin to Enlarge Bead Holes
Learn to Use a Bead Reamer and a Bead reaming Tin to Enlarge Bead Holes
Definition of the Beading Term Semi-Precious
Definition of the term "semi-precious" as it applies to beads, beading and beadwork.
Definition of the term "semi-precious" as it applies to beads, beading and beadwork.
Making a Hole in Felted Wool Balls and other Felted Wool Items
I fell in love with these Felted Wool Balls I received from a beading company called [i]Ornamentea[/i], and after having them out on my desk for a while, finally decided on a project for them. Unfortunately, it was not all that easy. The felted wool balls had no holes! Here's how I nailed this little problem.
I fell in love with these Felted Wool Balls I received from a beading company called [i]Ornamentea[/i], and after having them out on my desk for a while, finally decided on a project for them. Unfortunately, it was not all that easy. The felted wool balls had no holes! Here's how I nailed this little problem.
Use a stronger Nymo thread or C-Lon Thread to Warp Your Bead Loom
Use a stronger thread to warp your bead loom for better success when bead weaving, and fewer problems with your warp threads.
Use a stronger thread to warp your bead loom for better success when bead weaving, and fewer problems with your warp threads.
Handle the Bead Mess Blues
Got the "bead mess blues?" Get a handle on your beads, beading projects and beading area with a few of these great bead organization ideas.
Got the "bead mess blues?" Get a handle on your beads, beading projects and beading area with a few of these great bead organization ideas.
Bead Mixes are Great for Beginner Projects
Use bead mixes to make an interesteng first project with Peyote or Brick stitch.
Use bead mixes to make an interesteng first project with Peyote or Brick stitch.
Use a Lap Tray to Bead in Comfort
Use a specially designed Lap Tray with a custom-fitted Vellux brand beading surface, so you can to bead in comfort from your own special chair.
Use a specially designed Lap Tray with a custom-fitted Vellux brand beading surface, so you can to bead in comfort from your own special chair.
Ruin Your Beadwork
How to Ruin your Beadwork - things you can do to ruin otherwise beautiful beading
How to Ruin your Beadwork - things you can do to ruin otherwise beautiful beading
Prevent Glass Bugle Beads From Cutting YOur Thread
Do you love the loom of glass bugle beads but hate the way they cut your thread when you bead with them? Try this tip to help stop the cutting and return the beauty of Bugle Beads to your beadwork.
Do you love the loom of glass bugle beads but hate the way they cut your thread when you bead with them? Try this tip to help stop the cutting and return the beauty of Bugle Beads to your beadwork.
Use The Right Thread When Warping a Loom
Using the right thread to warp your loom will cut down on frustrating and problems when you remove the beadwork from the loom.
Using the right thread to warp your loom will cut down on frustrating and problems when you remove the beadwork from the loom.
Bead a Scissors Fob
Bead a little scissors fob with your initials to identify your pair and to keep your scissors from being used for other non beading items
Bead a little scissors fob with your initials to identify your pair and to keep your scissors from being used for other non beading items
Stretching Nymo is a Snap
Stretching Nymo thread before use is necessary. If you don't pre-stretch, it will stretch your beading projects out of shape after you've done all that beading!
Stretching Nymo thread before use is necessary. If you don't pre-stretch, it will stretch your beading projects out of shape after you've done all that beading!
Before you Buy Beads
If you've never bought beads before, check this before you do.
If you've never bought beads before, check this before you do.
Before your Buy a Loom
Read these tips before you purchase that first bead loom.
Read these tips before you purchase that first bead loom.
Before your Buy from an On-Line Auction
Some points to ponder before you place that first bid.
Some points to ponder before you place that first bid.
Bust the "Bead Mess" Blues
Some good tips for organizing a bead mess. Now you'll be able to find that perfect project, or those great beads you bought last month!
Some good tips for organizing a bead mess. Now you'll be able to find that perfect project, or those great beads you bought last month!
Elastic Cord Primer
An overview of some of the new elastic cords products on the market.
An overview of some of the new elastic cords products on the market.
Getting Started with Seed Beads
All the information a beginner (or even long-timer) could ever want for learning how to bead is available right here, on the Web.
All the information a beginner (or even long-timer) could ever want for learning how to bead is available right here, on the Web.
Make a Basic Bead Kit
Need to make a kit for a gift? Want to sell a one of your designs as a kit? Look no further, here are some basic instructions to get you started.
Need to make a kit for a gift? Want to sell a one of your designs as a kit? Look no further, here are some basic instructions to get you started.
Making your own Bead Soup
Some tips and tricks for blending up your own tantalizing bead soup mixes.
Some tips and tricks for blending up your own tantalizing bead soup mixes.
Organize Your Beadwork
Organizing can actually be fun! Look to this How-To for help.
Organizing can actually be fun! Look to this How-To for help.
Start a New Tradition
Start a big beading project on the first of each year, or other occasion during the year. Good way to mark a milestone!
Start a big beading project on the first of each year, or other occasion during the year. Good way to mark a milestone!
Take Great Care of Your Hands
Information on beading and its effect on your hands, including Repetitive Strain Injuries aka RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, from your About.com Guide
Information on beading and its effect on your hands, including Repetitive Strain Injuries aka RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, from your About.com Guide
Beltana's Beads
Materials, tools, needles, thread and technical terminology. Check out the rest of this interesting web site, too.
Materials, tools, needles, thread and technical terminology. Check out the rest of this interesting web site, too.
Corning Museum of Glass - A Glass Glossary
A vast listing of glass and glass related terms, from the Corning Glass Museum Educational program.
A vast listing of glass and glass related terms, from the Corning Glass Museum Educational program.
Embellishments
Cool little pull-down menus of loads of tips, tricks and info. Nicely done.
Cool little pull-down menus of loads of tips, tricks and info. Nicely done.
Jewelry Photography
Useful tips on producing good quality photographs of reflective materials such as beads and metals. From the American Society of Silversmiths.
Useful tips on producing good quality photographs of reflective materials such as beads and metals. From the American Society of Silversmiths.
This to That Glue Advice
A web site dedicated to adhesives. Just type in what you are gluing to what, and it will give you information on the best adhesive for the job! Wonderful!
A web site dedicated to adhesives. Just type in what you are gluing to what, and it will give you information on the best adhesive for the job! Wonderful!
Threads and Sizing Systems
Great page dedicated to threads and all things associated with threads. Great detail regarding types, denier, sizes, cords, and materials. Check here first for your thread information.
Great page dedicated to threads and all things associated with threads. Great detail regarding types, denier, sizes, cords, and materials. Check here first for your thread information.
White Swan
Excellent source of gemstone lore and facts. Birthstones, astrological stones, stones for days of the week, it's all here.
Excellent source of gemstone lore and facts. Birthstones, astrological stones, stones for days of the week, it's all here.