Transform Fabric Scraps into Beads — It’s Easy! Designer: Karen MacGeraughty
We all have those pieces of fabric that are too small to incorporate into your next quilting project but too beautiful to throw away. Try the solution we’ve outlined here. Before you know it, you will be eagerly collecting scraps for your next bead making session. Once you’ve gained confidence making the small tapered beads demonstrated here, you may want to try different sizes and shapes. For instance, a straight strip will result in a tube bead. Try different sized prints and color combinations. Get busy now and you’ll have gifts ready for everyone when the hoilday season rolls around.
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Fabric Scraps—10” lengths x 1” at base Slim Drinking Straws—four to six 10mm Black (inner diameter 3mm) round, Wood Beads—nine 6mm (inner diameter 3mm) Gold Spacer Beads— eighteen 3mm Gold End Caps with loops—two Gold Toggle Clasp—one 18" of silk or nylon 3mm Beading Cord to make a 16" finished length necklace Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat Metal ruler and Scissors White Fabric Glue (dries clear) Small Ceramic Bowl for glue ¼" Flat Paintbrush Needle Nose Jewelry Pliers
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