And the Bead goes on...week 1

Daily Bead trial project so far.

I got out another mixed bead packet, but I like the glittery ones a bit better - at least on this colour.


This is how I fuse them. Roll up on the knitting needle and press here and there to hold it together. I added some purple strips to these because I was getting bored with the reddish fabric.

I learned that you don't want to work hard to get it all pressed securely because it becomes very hard to stitch through with the thin beading needles. You won't have to fret about it coming undone, because you are stitching through a few layers. I also stitch on each fabric bead while it is on the knitting needle. It is actually a lot easier than holding on to the little bit and try to stitch it.

I usually try to keep from going right down to the core when stitching, just thinking it might be difficult to keep from tangling when and if you actually thread them all together on a cord.

Confession - I didn't do very well with doing this every day. I will try a bit harder...but I have a guest this week. Perhaps I need to do this longer than 3 weeks to see how it evens out before I decide for certain to do it for 2013.