• Bead Craft - Instruments Of The Trade: The Finest Equipment


    A subject not much discussed in articles regarding bead craft is what I like to all "optional equipment." As expected, most of the articles on beading ideas focus on the beading projects, or the beads themselves and many discussions revolving around patterning, color choosing and so forth, but at least some concentration must be given to the optional items of tools, since they can make your life easier and enrich 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 below.

    Fishing Line - If you are all out of silk thread and requiring to crank out a bead craft project, normal fishing line can be subbed in for the good stuff. Or, if you are only making a temporary piece and want to save your silk thread for permanent creations, yet again, fishing line to the rescue! No bead craft toolkit should be without it!

    Magnifying Glasses - This helpful item will save you both time (reducing the time spent turning your beading ideas into reality), and prevent eyestrain by bringing those very small, little pieces-parts into better focus. What's not to like about that! If you just have one piece of optional bead craft tools, get these!

    Cord Knotter - At around 10 bucks, this helpful little item is the most expensive of the "optional bead craft equipment," but well worth the money, specially if you do any work at all with pearls. It helps with knot tying, and aids you get the knots right up against the beads, where you wish them to be (this can be an annoying process when trying 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 - Amusing how anything as simple as a tray can make this type of large difference to your bead craft projects, but it truly can! The chief benefit of a bead tray is that it comes with grooves for holding beads and the grooves are of standard shapes and sizes! So, while you are making a necklace, just 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 very necessary, you'll possibly discover that you enjoy bead craft a good deal more with these time saving tools, and you can pick up the full set for around $25. A little investment certainly for what they can do to enhance your bead craft experience, and the ways in which they can help you execute against your beading ideas!

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