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Collapsible beading needles can be especially helpful when working with seed beads and ribbon.
These are the 2 different styles of beading needles.
The first example I will show you is how to thread our hand-dyed silk ribbon through the eye.
Once you have pulled it through the eye, you're ready to string your beads. I use these needles to string gemstone beads, lampwork glass, ceramic beads, polymer clay and czech glass onto ribbon.
You can see in the image how the eye is more elongated as it pulls through the bead.
Now you've successfully pulled a bead onto ribbon with a collapsible needle!
When you finish the project, the needle may look a bit misshapen. I recommend placing the eye of the needle over one side of your round nose pliers. Slide the eye down working it around until it has regained its shape.
Good as new.
The second example I have to show you is threading seed beads onto One-G thread.
Simply slide on as many seed beads as you want that will fit the length of the needle.
They should glide over the collapsible eye without any trouble.
Now you have strung your beads and the eye is still in its original shape.
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