Crimping with Greek Springs
Crimping With Greek Springs.
You can finish cord ends in one of two ways. For both methods, you first feed the cord up into the coil end with loop. The first is fast and easy. After feeding the cord into the coil, crimp the end of the loop flat over the cord with flat-faced pliers (as shown in photo 1) then simply attach a clasp to the ring.
The second takes a little time but offers a more professional appearance. After feeding the cord into the...
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Thread Conditioning Hints
Thread Conditioning Hints.
Thread Heaven is a chemical compound that gives thread a static charge, so that the tail and the working thread repel each other and cut down the chance of tangling. Not all beading instructions specify the product to use as a preferred thread conditioner, which to the majority of beaders can cause a great deal of confusion. Bees wax and Thread Heaven are two different thread treatments that are not usually interchangable. Beeswax is used for projects that require the stickiness or tackiness of the wax to add some body or rigidity to the beadwork. In other...
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