Hello All! I don't use a hook or wire. I use a beading needle with a short
length of thread. I put the needle through the bead letting about 2 inches of
thread hang out of the bead. Take the beading needle around the lace thread and
back through the bead, pulling a loop of the lace thread thr
Hello Janice,
I' m Argentinean living in Canada. And the answer to your question is
simple, the only lace you can find in Argentina is made in the Province of
Tucumán.It is called Randa and isn't made at the rest of the Argentina.
But you can find it in The Tucuman's House (Casa de Tucumán) in Bu
Wire bent in half --- Just slide the bent wire around the thread before poking
it through the bead and you don't have to open up the bend for the bobbin.
Another thing that works is a Lazy Maid -- a wooden dowel with a needle stuck
in the end. It's usually a very fine needle with a small eye and
To add to the excellent options so far - if the pattern is suitable, I
thread the beads onto the respective bobbin thread ahead of time.
Prior to when the beads are needed, they will hang cooperatively above
the bobbin, on the thread. Slide each bead into place as required -
tie a knot with bobbin
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rhiannon Mann
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Does anyone have
any tips for using beads? Is it worth getting a finer hook ie 0.4?
The problem with fine hooks is that if you are not careful you can end
up splitting the thread.
Until a friend sent me a couple of "Bea
Forget about a crochet hook, Rhiannon. Just use a piece of wire bent in
half, poke it through the bead, open out the bend and pop your bobbin
through, then pull wire and thread back through the bead..
Noelene in Cooma
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... Then
> once I got a bead to fit I then realised it als
Hello to everyone,
As its a little quiet I thought I'd let you all know about my dabblings with
beads in my lacework. I thought I'd give it a try for my xmas cards and
realised few of my beads have a large enough hole for my crotchet hook. Then
once I got a bead to fit I then realised it also had
At the end of the month I will be accompanying DH on a business trip to Buenos
Aires, Argentinia, Santiago and another town in Chile. Does anyone know if
there is any lace to see down there, either in museums or shops?
DH is telling everyone we are going for tango lessons. I wonder which of us
w
This tv program might have been written about by our English members in the
past. I was catching up with recordings I made in the last month so I have no
idea when this tv program was on, but it was on PBS (public broadcasting in
US), probably on Masterpiece Theater or Mystery. Set sometime near
