That's what I said - without bugles!!!
Several people have remarked on problems with bugle beads and them cutting the thread. Since then I've learned to pull them onto picots/thread VERY carefully!!!
So when I was rummaging around in my beads the other day I came across these beads (see the centres of the two snowflakes below) and decided to try them - they're ¼" too.
I was showing them to Ruth in Canada as we were discussing the technique and she said 'oh, those are rice beads'. Well, I never knew they had a name!! Thanks Ruth. They work really, really well in this snowflake and if you have any ¼" rice beads you can use those instead of bugles. RESULT!!!!!
Awesome!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I would prefer the rice beads to the bugles - With the rice beads in the centre, these snowflakes looked even more elegant when compared to the bugles.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, Unknown. I prefer the shape of them in the middle of this pattern.
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the rice beads, too, but for anyone who wants to use bugle beads: in order to prevent the sharp edges of bugle beads cutting the thread, add a seed bead to each end of the bugle bead.
ReplyDeleteI think I like the rice beads better. Perhaps I can find some and try it.
ReplyDeleteAhh much better for me anyway love them rice beads🌹
ReplyDeleteOh, I have some rice beads somewhere, I can use them, great.
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