Using Twisted Beading Needles

The major advantage of a twisted beading needle is the large collapsible eye that makes it extremely easy to thread.


Twisted beading needles come in light, light-medium, medium-heavy and heavy duty. Use light needles for smaller (2-3mm) beads and freshwater pearls, light-medium and medium-heavy needles for 4-8mm beads and heavy needles for beads larger than 8mm and large-holed beads.

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Instructions

Step 1

Cut a length of stringing material the length needed for your project.

Step 2

Hold the twisted beading needle in one hand and the thread in your other hand. Pass the thread through the eye of the needle.

Step 3
Placing beads on a needle

Place the first couple of beads in the design onto the needle.

Step 4
Pulling bead down onto string

Pull the beads down the needle and onto the thread.


Note: Pulling the beads past the eye of the needle will cause the eye to collapse. You may feel a bit of resistance on the first pass of beads and that is normal. There will be less resistance when stringing on additional beads.

Step 5

Continue to string on the remainder of the beads in the design.



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