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a new admiration

I have a new respect for those of you who are proficient beaders! I'm attempting my first beaded embellishment on a small project and its sure going slowly. I made 3" drunkard's path blocks from dupioni silks using the methos from the book "Curved paper piecing". It does look pretty cool, but deciding to add beads is going to make this little project into a much bigger one! I'll post a picture on my site when I get it close to finished. Guild meeting is Monday night....it would make a nice show and tell. A deadline! Ick.

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KJ
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Can't wait to see it!!!!

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Cheryl

Now, I haven't tried this yet, but it seems logical in my mind! I bought a "beading foot" for my sm. I plan to stitch along, then slide a bead over the tip of the needle with tweezers and then turn the needle down and up by hand to secure the bead. Then sew along to the next spot for a bead and do the tweezer thing again. This plan is for adding the beads as I quilt the project. The beading foot has a raised area on the bottom to pass over the bead- altho I would think it would work with free motion quilting as well using a "hopping" foot..

Anybody see anything wrong with my line of thinking/plan of attack???

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

There was a gal, Paula ???, on a Simply Quilts episode doing beading by machine. It was basically what you are explaining. I think she removed the foot and stitiched that way. Darn I can't think of her name....I do remember her asymetrical haircut though. It was a great episode. There are about a dozen SQ episodes I wish I had recorded. There are many others I just turn off.

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KJ

REALLY tiny beads I hope - and would a jumping foot crush the beads?

Very interesting!

Let me know how it goes. I had always thought a beading foot was for feeding a string of beads under the needle.

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Cheryl

Yep. I believe that's the original intention for the beading foot- to stitch down a string of beads with a zig-zag stitch and matching or invisible thread. But I don't see why my idea wouldn't work. You'd need to move the needle up and down by hand with the bead inserted on the needle tip to make sure it "clears" the bead without crushing it- the bead would be secured within the stitch.... and maybe adjust the stitch length for larger beads. I just had a thought- my machine has a locking stitch for ending a row of sewing. I might try doing a locking stitch before and after the bead to make sure it stays put.

I'll try find time tomorrow to test my theoryand see how it goes. I'll report back!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Could be cuz I'm a handwork girl, but to me doing it by hand would seem just as fast, but less stressful.

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