Tangentially on topic microbeads

Cheryl i haven`t found a `good ` glue for now i rather sew on my beads, But we have an artist here who glue HUNDEREDS of beads on each work ,,, In Patterns ,,, she uses an overall glue she smears with a brush and than she puts her beads in with metal tongs , mirjam

Mirjam,

These beads are meant to be glued > Cheryl i haven`t found a `good ` glue

Cheryl Isaak ,in rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote: and entertained us with

All things are possible with beads. My last trip to the V & A there was a 9 x 8 kitchen interior, entirely beaded, right down to the canister of Vim beneath the sink to the frying pan on the stove with an egg frying in it !

The nearest link I could find was this, you could always ask him lol

Mirjam,

these beads confused me too at first. I saw them on one of the craft shows and this is how I'd describe them....

very small glass balls (as Cheryl said ~ 0.5mm diameter) attached to substrate with glue or other adhesive

the demonstration that I saw... they took small votive candle holders, clear glass with straight sides next, with some of that double-sided-adhesive-"tape" they masked off most of the glass object the adhesive comes in large-ish sheet that you can cut masking off most of glass object example: cut the adhesive to fit around the glass object - cut out shapes ex: moon & a few small stars - then you put the adhesive around the glass object, leaving the coating on one side (I hope I'm making sense) next, the remaining coating is peeled off and the object is rolled or coated in the beads it leaves a nice, glittery coating that sparkles nicely in candle light

they also showed a small votive holder that had been painted to look like stained glass, the adhesive did not have shapes cut out, very impressive results

EG

Cheryl 5 mm do you have a microscope when you work with them ? mirjam rote:

Thank you EG i was confused by it as well because if they have no holes [ or even if they do]can we see them with out eyes ????

Wow that sounds/reads very interesting thank you for your expressive explanation mirjam

you're welcome, stay safe, EG

Cheryl Isaak said

I saw the bejeweler featured on in action. I had to tell the ladies I was with to hold me back and to 'hit' me if I even remotely looked like I was going to buy one and a supply of the 'beads.'

I have worked a little with microbeads and mine came with extremely sticky paper. Once the beads are on the paper they do not come off. There is no need to use a magnifying glass, needle and thread, or additional glue.

Linda

What about using fusible web? The glass should take the heat OK.

Tara

Oohhhh - there's a thought!

Cheryl

Oh - that looks like fun!

Cheryl

I did assume you were trying to use them on fabric, and not their conventional use.

Could you set them on something (either their normal sticky stuff, or even a thin layer of epoxy), then stitch that to the fabric on a few key points?

Tara

Actually, all I am doing is lightly sanding some canisters ( similar to film canisters) and gluing the beads on. Looks really cool! (potential GS projects) Cheryl

Fun project, but what do you DO with them when they're done?

About the right size for

needles. Or A necklace to hold quarters Or A set of mini dice for Yarkle or Yatzee. Or ........

Cheryl

Couple of options for you to think about. If you create a cylinder slightly larger (TP roll? oiled down to aid in release) and insert the canister into the cylinder and mix the beads in that clear acrylic epoxy all the latest crazes are using. You would then have the beads floating on the canister,

Or tile grout. Grout the canister and push the beads into the grout. Grout comes in various colours.

Tara

That option exists in the craft stores! I've made some pin boxes that way!

Wouldn't that be kind of rough on little fingers?

Cheryl