Beading for Beginners
12 Common Beading Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Fix Them)
Twelve beginner beading mistakes, from the wrong cord to flattened crimps and distorted jump rings, each with its cause and a practical fix.
Beading for Beginners
First steps in beaded jewelry: bead types and sizes, stringing materials, basic tools, and the habits that keep a first project from falling apart.
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Beading for Beginners
How to Organize Beads: Storage, Sorting and Labeling
A simple system for sorting beads by type, size and color, choosing containers, labeling them usefully and keeping leftovers under control.
Beading for Beginners
Stringing Materials: Elastic Cord, Beading Wire, Thread and Cord Compared
Elastic cord, flexible beading wire, nylon thread and thicker cord compared side by side: diameters, what each suits and how each is finished.
Beading for Beginners
Bead Size Guide: Millimeters, Seed Bead Sizes and Beads per Inch
How beads are measured, how seed bead numbers work, and how to turn any length into a bead count, with beads-per-inch tables for both.
Beading for Beginners
Types of Beads: Glass, Seed, Wood, Stone, Metal and More
A plain guide to bead materials and shapes, what each one is good for, and why hole size and weight matter as much as color.
Beading for Beginners
Beading for Beginners: What You Need to Make Your First Piece
The handful of supplies and tools a first beading project really needs, the three ways beaded jewelry is held together, and a sensible order of first projects.