If you are able to string beads in a correct way, you can save a lot of time and troubles during jewelry making process. Suppose you want to thread thin and transparent fishing string through the tiny seed beads by hands, and unless you have overwhelming patience, you won’t and can’t continue this drive-crazy beading work. Some skillful beaders confess that before learning the proper way to string, they almost want to give up this hobby.

As you can see, stringing beads for a novice is a basic and vital technique and determine the continuity of this interest. So this project is about how to string beads for green hands like some of you.

Then how to string beads properly? Let’s instruct step by step:

How to string beads Step 1: get the proper length of wire

Suppose you are going to bead a necklace; you’d better first measure a common necklace‘s length, and then cut the wire you are using to an appropriate length.

How to string beads Step 2: use beading needle to bead

Fold wire in half, but make one end shorter and the other longer, at best to make the longer part enough to hold all beads on; thread one shorter end of wire through the eye of needle, add first bead to needle and roll it to the end of wire; notice to twist the end of wire around in case of beads falling from. And bead the second, third, fourth…in the same way until all the beads you prepared are ran out of.

How to string beads Step 3: complete the beading process

Move away your needle, and position a clasp at both ends.

Now actually beading process is finished, the completed product can be considered as a simple and plain beaded necklace. For a novice, it is a success for first try, and even you wear it, it also has the ability to set off your dressing.

At this moment, you learn how to string beads, next time you can do some pieces more complicated and splendid. Enjoy it.