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Beadie Fashion Doll ... mini pony bead patterns
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What kind of beads
am I using?
(
or ... My Mini Pony Bead
Collection)
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The method to my madness?
I dump the pound o' beads into
a plastic shoe box container.
I
work out of the container
on my lap.
And
store them stacked with
the lid on the top container.
The
most important thing ...
only make them in the day time.
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What is Rexlace?
This is
Rexlace®. It's
plastic, flat and 1/8" wide.
(Shown
in 100 yard rolls)
You
can use cord, 1/8" ribbon,
hemp, rattail or
monofilament
(fishing line)
in place of Rexlace®.
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J & P Coats
Crochet
Nylon
 It's 100%
Nylon crochet thread
... almost 1/8" round.
(Shown
in 150 yard roll in
black)
To
prevent the thread
from fraying when cutting ...
Roll
the thread onto a piece
of tape (at the point where you want to cut)...
Roll
it tight ... cut in the
middle
Now
you have an aglet ...
like a needle to thread the beads
Use
Dritz® Fray Check
to finish the beadie
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How to do appendages?...arms,
legs, ears & wings
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String
all beads
on
one cord ...
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Start
weaving back to
the next row ...
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Pull
...
not
too tight
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Weaving
back in the next
row ...
adjust
the beads and pull
tight
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the images if
you need more help..
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Different Sizes
Here is what it looks like
in 9mm (reg), 7mm (mini) and 5mm (tiny).
The
middle one is the mini
pony bead doll.
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Make it stick
...
OK ...
this is how I work
out my too hard to think in the head patterns.
I
do not draw ... I place
the beads on tape.
It's
masking tape with the
ends turned under onto a paper plate.
Why
paper? ... It's flexible.
I
use a needlepoint needle
to pick up the row of beads and set it down on the tape.
Yes
... I have been using
the same paper plate since the first doll.
Hey
... it still sticks.
*May
17, 1999 ... I had to
use the paper plate to kill a spider.
I'm
OK ... the plate is NOT.
I
have a new paper plate now.
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