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    Make It Monday – Beading Loom Jewelry Trio

    We introduced a brand new product at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee this weekend. Our new Beading Loom is fully adjustable, allowing you to create beaded pieces of varying lengths using beads in a variety of shapes and sizes.   Here’s a link to instructions for creating this beautiful three piece jewelry set using the new Clover Beading Loom to show you how it works. We’ll be sharing more about this exciting new tool all this week. We’re thrilled to bring you more beading options. Do you use beads in your…

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    Watch Us Wednesday – French Knitter Jewelry

    We recently created a new video showing all the information you need to begin creating beaded jewelry using our French Knitter.  Carol Porter shows you how to cast on, cast off, and work beads into your design.  You won’t want to miss seeing her beautiful jewelry creations in the video.  She’s worked with everything from monofilament to leather for a wide variety of lovely designs.

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    Make It Monday – Beaded Jewelry

    Did you know you can make beaded jewelry with the French Knitter?  If you take a little extra time to string beads onto your thread before you start, it’s easy to work them into your design as you go along.  An Embroidery Stitching Tool Needle Threader makes the process quick and easy.  Download our inspiration sheet for more detailed instructions.  You can create many variations of this project by changing the fibers and beads you choose for your design.  Have you ever created jewelry with a french knitter?

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    French Knitter Using Yarns and Other Fibers

    Okay so Monofilament has a mind of its own, but we so absolutely love the “floating” look of the beads!  We can’t get enough of this look. This week we are going to step back and suggest using yarn, embroidery floss and crochet thread.  Yarn is, of course, one of the first fibers used with the wooden/nail spool knitters of childhood….but let’s take another look at the fibers available today.