Thursday, February 19, 2009

How To Use Bead Loom

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Beading is said to be the most favorite hobby of many people today. Some of them are just doing it for past time, and some take it as a professional way of building business. There are various forms of beading that include seed beading and tapestry beading.

Textile looms is one of many bead weaving in the history, here, various techniques are used to produce cloth, and the equipment uses to create beautiful bead work is the bead loom. The bead loom is one of the most common equipment that are used by beadworker while enjoying with their beads to create beautiful masterpieces.

Before you start beading using bead loom, it is important to know the exact usage of it. The bead loom has to be very substantial so that you can be able to work comfortably with support that you must have in working with various patterns and designs. In general, the common bead looms are rectangular or square in shape, and has some kind of raised grooves and hooks. You can find bead loom's wide assortment styles in the market. The price of each bead loom vary according to their styles. The wooden one are quite expensive, but this is the most durable and sturdy kind of bead loom for you. Do not compromise on the quality if you want to experience more enjoyable work on this craft.

It is highly recommended for beginners to start with easy task first. Using bead loom for comparatively bigger beads is a lot easier for you to create an outstanding design. Choose size 6 or 7 beads if it is just your first time.

Now, in working with bead loom, you have to consider extreme cautious when choosing needle for weaving the beads. Make sure that the size of your needle is always much lesser that the size of the bead hole so that it will easily pass through with every bead you're working. Place the beads at a comfortable distance in a bowl for you to easily pick them up.

After finishing a series of practice using bead loom, you can now explore and experiment different styles and techniques in making your hand made beaded items. Your beading craft is more fun to do using bead loom, just make sure of doing it in a right way.

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