How do I get the yarn thru the beads?

[crochetbycharlene]

Having a problem with some wooden beands. Not sure how to get them on the yarn before I start. My tapestry needle is too large.

[Bookchick29]

You can put a little bit of glue or fingernail polish on the end of the yarn to make it into a stiff point and thread the beads this way. Then you can just snip off that little piece of yarn and begin working.

[crochetbycharlene]

You can put a little bit of glue or fingernail polish on the end of the yarn to make it into a stiff point and thread the beads this way. Then you can just snip off that little piece of yarn and begin working.


awe! awesome idea!

[Gran]

I've tried this with fingernail polish and had good luck with it. I also put it on ends to help keep thread from unravelling.

[JCB]

Having a problem with some wooden beands. Not sure how to get them on the yarn before I start. My tapestry needle is too large.

Another thing to try is to get the plastic tooth floss threaders (I'm not sur0e of their exact name?). They have a very big eye but squish down to nothing. Just put the yarn through the eye and the eye through the bead.

Joan

[chenille4]

Another thing to try is to get the plastic tooth floss threaders (I'm not sur0e of their exact name?). They have a very big eye but squish down to nothing. Just put the yarn through the eye and the eye through the bead.

Joan

You could probably get one if you have access to someone with braces. It seems I got a packet of them every month while I had braces, and I don't floss my teeth that much...:blush

[CraftyShannon]

You can find those dental floss threaders in the stores sometimes. My dad had some dental work done, so he uses them sometimes. They are hard to find sometimes and kind of on the expensive side as I recall. You'd probably be able to use each one more than once though.

Along the lines of the glue or nail polish, I wrap a piece of tape around the end of my yarn, press the ends of the tape together, and cut the tape diagonally. It makes a sharp tip at the end that allows you to thread the needle and pull the yarn through. I just snip the yarn with the tape after the needle is threaded.

[crochetbycharlene]

I used the fingernail polish and it worked!!

[lhasaapsolady]

I purchased collapsible eye needles and I can use them for my thread and my yarn. They are really very inexpensive.

[Carol Ventura]

I use a twisted wire needle to load my beads. You can find them at most bead suppliers, including Fire Mountain Gems http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201041BS . I use a bead spinner http://www.7beads.com/info/beadspinnerinfo.htm to load a lot of one color bead onto a yarn or thread.

[cdschlea]

I use a regular beading needle. You can get them at a Michaels or Jo Ann's, 3 in a pack for about $3. I can get a worsted weight yarn through an E bead fairly quickly and a sport weight yarn through an E bead without any trouble at all. I made a crystal beaded christening blanket for my sister with a fingering weight and E beads and it came out gorgeous and was a snap to bead. If you're using alarger bead, like an 8mm or larger, you can string them individually as you go by using a very small hook, like for thread crochet, and pulling the yarn through each bead as you need it. Not my preferred method, takes to long. I like to thread up a bunch and push them ahead of me as I go.

Good luck!
Colleen

[2kute]

You can also get thread, put thru a smaller needle and tie both ends together. Then put one end of your yarn thru the thread loop, pass the needle and thread thru the bead hole. The yarn will follow. So you are basically making a "guide" for the yarn, a threader, a yarn-eader LOL
Hope this helps. Try every tip and see which one works best for you.
:hug

[Caileadair]

:tythese are great tips! I'd been wondering how to do this without fuss, since I'm wanting to start some beadwork with my crocheting.

~Cail

[livedinalaska]

You ladies are wonderful! I've always struggled with this same thing! GREAT ideas with using fingernail polish/glue to stiffen the end and floss threaders! Thanks a lot!