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Bead Craft - The Most Excellent Equipment
A subject not much discussed in articles about bead craft is what I like to all "optional equipment." As expected, most articles on beading ideas focus on the beading projects, or the beads themselves and lots of discussions revolving around patterning, color selection and so forth, but at least some concentration should be given to the optional items of tools, because they can make your life easier and increase your enjoyment of bead craft in general.
The items I have in mind are:
Fishing Line
Magnifying Glasses
Cord Knotter
Bead Tray
I'll 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 needing to crank out a bead craft project, normal fishing line can be subbed in for the good stuff. Or, if you're 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 useful 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 only have one piece of optional bead craft equipment, get these!
Cord Knotter - At around 10 bucks, this useful 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 assists with knot tying, and aids you get the knots right up against the beads, where you want them to be (this can be an annoying process when trying to get it right by hand). It might take a 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 - Funny how anything as simple as a tray can make such a big difference to your bead craft projects, but it truly can! The major advantage 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're making a necklace, just play with your pattern on the bead tray, get it just how you want it, and then all your beads are already laid out in the exact pattern. Just pick 'em up and string!
Again, while none of the items mentioned here are extremely essential, you'll possibly find that you enjoy bead craft a good deal more with these time saving tools, and you can pick up the whole set for around $25. A little investment indeed for what they can do to improve your bead craft experience, and the ways in which they can help you execute against your beading ideas!
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