Hi! Just wanna ask how much might be the cost of my handmade bracelet if you were to judge😊

Currently hustling to get this finished in time for Christmas. Final product will be 100x80 and done with Miyuki delica 11/0 and nymo thread. I am a little worried about it curving to the left, but am hoping it will straighten out the more I do. I am currently on 13/80 so still lots to go!

Beading newbie, I searched old posts and saw that folks recommend places like Shipwreck Beads and Fire Mountain Gems to purchase, but both are out of stock for any stainless or surgical toggles.

Where do you get yours?? (I'm in the US)
I was also thinking about buying lobster claws, specifically because I can use those for extenders? Not sure if there is another clasp type that can go with extenders

Also it sounds like stainless or surgical is the best quality (I was using a gold plated screw one from Michael's but it was tarnishing bad), but I also heard that stainless might tarnish?

Is there a better option for toggle materials that don't tarnish but are also okay for sensitive skin?

Thank you!

Our family has a tradition we started a few years ago where we mash up thanksgiving and Christmas together. My aunt wanted a pair of earrings. These are my 4th and 5th ever beading projects. Constantly improving. I love it.

Made a Christmas gift for a friend from the 1977 Japanese horror movie house (its a trip if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend!) I'm so happy to have finally finished it! Now I get the joy of weaving in 88 strings but yay!

One of my big plans after the holiday shopping and commission season is to make a section of my €tsÿ devoted to selling patterns of my designs.

My esoteric writing background and technical writing skills come in handy here! I love explaining how things work and I’ve used and reviewed many different patterns from huge companies like Starman and indie designers alike. I’ve also been documenting my processes for my designs so I can create patterns that are easy to understand and follow along with. I figure if I can do this for complex tax laws, HVAC equipment, and game design systems—I can do this for beadwork.

Part of being a good technical writer is understanding your audience: who will read the document? Where would they expect to use it? I figure most beaders are doing this at home with varying quality lighting. In my local community, beaders skew older so I’d like to make typefaces larger and easier to read because all users benefit from accessibility moves like that (it me, beader whose lighting often sucks lol).

I also want to optimize my patterns for black and white printing on the average home printer. I’ve gotten so vexed by patterns that are NOT optimized for this and use photos instead of diagrams, which makes it so hard to tell what you’re doing.

I’m confident about the written instruction part. I’m nervous about the graphics part. I think for the diagrams, I’d do better hand-drawing them than those lovely clear technical illustrations Starman uses because I don’t have in-house graphic designers like them lol.

Would vintage-style hand-drawn patterns supplemental by lovely photos go over?

What do you like and dislike about beadwork patterns available online, whether they’re from bead companies or indie creators? What makes them difficult or easy to understand and use for you?

Input from all skill levels, hobbyists and pro designers alike, is appreciated! ☺️

Total beginner here. I'm making this bracelet which I ordered as a kit. I got this far and found that it didn't come with enough of the purple beads to make three strands (it's supposed to have enough for three, sigh). I don't want to undo all my work. Can I carefully cut the clasps off, reinforce the loose beads, and try to add a bit of length using the gold seed beads? Or will I have to unravel everything??

I know next to nothing about beading, but a good friend of mine showed me this style and said she’d like to get into this type of beading, and for the holiday I would like to gift her some type of guide/book and a starter set of materials.

What’s the style of this called and any recommendations for beginner materials?

TIA!

Okay so I’m new to this and I kinda wanted to know what others opinions are on this, it’s going to have around four rainbows

Hi everyone! I make rosary beads and I love to use Bronze crucifixes and centers that are antique or antique reproductions. Other than Rosary Workshop, do any of you know where I can source these ? Thanks

I'm a michif bead artists looking on opinions on what colour wallet this flat stitched strawberry should go on.

My husband was traveling for work and passed through Istanbul, Turkey and picked up the red bracelet as a gift for me. Now I want to know if there is a significance to the design on the white beads. Does anyone know if this is a traditional Turkish symbol or its meaning? I love learning the histories of the beads and designs. TIA

Does anybody have a grid to design Christmas ornaments? Like a blank for peyote or something similar? Thanks in advance!

I am trying to make these little whale beads into earrings - any suggestions on how to secure the bead? With just this post, it spins around and does not hold in place. What can I use to secure it!?