What You Need To Know About Beads

A bead is a small object which is in form of different shapes, colours and sizes woven together to create a lovely design.
It can be in form of glass, plastic, Pearl, caribbean, crystal, coral and lots more.
Both men and women use beads because its used for personal adornment, either on the wrist, waist or legs just to look lovely.
Beads can be designed to create a flower vase, phone pouch, ring, bags, necklace, bracelets, wristwatch handles, key holders. All this depend on your creative ability.
The coral type of bead is used strictly in royalty: Kings, Queens and Maidens.
All things being equal: The normal neck for an adult is 16 inches(using a tape rule).
It takes 13 inches to make a collar/choker necklace.
Bead Making has been found in West Africa since the sixteenth century.
In Egypt,beads are said to carry protective and healing power.
Its not only meant for jewelry, you can embroider any piece of fabric whether shirt, purse, jacket, dress.

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How to Make Onion Bulb Necklace Design

Life is in phases where you pass through one stage after another, that is why you need to be so determined to cross over to that height you desire. That being said, life is like an onion where you have to peel one layer at a time and sometimes you weep. Here, the necklace design will be in form of an onion that has layers upon layers...smiles. Hence, its named onion bulb design made with beads. Materials for this design include: Seed bead (colour blue size 2, seed bead (Another colour pink) size 3 ,needle, fishing line 0.30mm. N:B: The 3 SB is colour pink while the 6 SB is colour blue that form the layers. You can use any colour of your choice. Instructions : 1. Cut a desired length of fishing line. 2. Knot a bead on the extreme end of the fishing line so the beads doesn't fall off. 3. Pick up 3 size 3 SB and pick 6 size 2 SB and pass your needle underneath inside the 3 SB you dropped before. ...

How To Make A Beaded Necklace With Fishing Line

As humans, we cannot do without the help of others, we need people in life that will support, assist us. Everyone needs someone to get things done at every point in life. We need each other to survive that's the reason in bead making, every tool is important because without one, the other won't be able to stand alone. In this context, fishing line is as important as every other tool while beading because, with this tool, you are able to string your beads to make any design you desire. Fishing line can be used when making necklaces, earrings and bracelets to create any design you can think of. It is in different sizes of 0. 25mm, 0.30mm, 0.35mm, 0.45mm, 0.50mm there is also a stretchy fishing line of 0.5mm, 0.8mm and 1.0mm that you can use in making a necklace or bracelet that will be easier to wear without attaching your clasp or hook. Beading generally means stringing your beads onto a line, that 'line' is c...

How To Make A Brooche With Beads

Have you ever tried to make a brooche with crystal beads before or you feel its not possible. Remember nothing is impossible if you believe. Not to worry, I will be showing you how to do that in this post and you can always use it on any design. I hope you will enjoy while making yours because I did enjoyed mine...Smiles. Materials that Is required Here Are 1. Beading Thread 0.30mm 2. Crystal Beads (CB) 6mm (size 6) 3. Beading Needle 4. Seed Beads 10/0 (size 2) 5. Cutter 1. Cut a comfortable length of thread and insert your needle. 2. Pick seven (7) CB and tie at the extreme, pass the needle into the next CB. 3. Pick nineteen (19) SB and pass the needle to the other CB to form a circle. 4. Pass the needle into the first SB and pick one(1) CB. 5. Pass into the eight (8th) and ninth (9th) SB at once. Then, pick one (1) CB and pass the needle to the last SB to make it tight. 6. Pass t...

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