Hanging beads from barette

beadmom · 04-11-2006, 02:34 PM

My niece just finished her first barette and wants to hang strings of beads from the bottom of it. What is the best way to do this and what are the best materials? She has some bugles that she wants to use. She tried using the beading thread, going down through the bugles, through a bead, then back up through the bugles. However, they are pretty stiff and don't hang very pretty. Suggestions?

Thanks!

**Eagle Plumes** · 04-11-2006, 03:32 PM

What I do when putting dangles on is, I use beading thread "nymo" waxed good and string like you say making sure not to pull too tight but tight enough that they lay rite and look good at the top of the dangles meaning not to much space, if pulled to tight the dangles wont be relaxed enough to hang rite hope this helps.

beadmom · 04-11-2006, 03:52 PM

Thanks. I suggested to her that it was too tight, but I just wanted to check and see if there were any other tricks that I could pass on to her.

**Eagle Plumes** · 04-11-2006, 04:15 PM

There are not to many"tricks" that I know of other than alot of practice ,and keep tring till you get it the way you want it.

wyo_rose · 04-11-2006, 04:16 PM

If it's too stiff, use a thinner thread, like 0 or 00. And don't double your thread.

04-11-2006, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
beadmom wshniwuzbdn Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 24	Hanging beads from barette My niece just finished her first barette and wants to hang strings of beads from the bottom of it. What is the best way to do this and what are the best materials? She has some bugles that she wants to use. She tried using the beading thread, going down through the bugles, through a bead, then back up through the bugles. However, they are pretty stiff and don't hang very pretty. Suggestions? Thanks!

04-11-2006, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Eagle Plumes Just Bead it! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MId-West Posts: 11,497	What I do.. What I do when putting dangles on is, I use beading thread "nymo" waxed good and string like you say making sure not to pull too tight but tight enough that they lay rite and look good at the top of the dangles meaning not to much space, if pulled to tight the dangles wont be relaxed enough to hang rite hope this helps.

04-11-2006, 03:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
beadmom wshniwuzbdn Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 24	Thanks Thanks. I suggested to her that it was too tight, but I just wanted to check and see if there were any other tricks that I could pass on to her.

04-11-2006, 04:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eagle Plumes Just Bead it! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MId-West Posts: 11,497	there.. There are not to many"tricks" that I know of other than alot of practice ,and keep tring till you get it the way you want it.

04-11-2006, 04:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
wyo_rose Teenah's Too Cool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Washakie Posts: 8,037 Blog Entries: 2	If it's too stiff, use a thinner thread, like 0 or 00. And don't double your thread. __________________ Don't take life so seriously! It's not permanent.

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