Are there any online groups about beaded jewelry?
Does anyone know of any free online groups to find out some of the basics of beading. We live in a small town that does not offer craft stores or classes. I have been to several sites, but, none tell what size string to use with what size bead, and what size crimps to use etc. I have a lot of questions and would like a place to go ask when new ones arise. Thanks for any help you can give.
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Hi,
Tons of links online — enjoy!
Yahoo groups for beaders:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BeadDazzled/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Beadingaholics/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Beadchat/
MSN Groups:
http://groups.msn.com/BeadingFanatics/beadersworld.msnw
Sites with good instructions:
http://www.beadage.net/
http://www.firemountaingems.com/beading_howtos/default.asp
You tube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVNiKBOEZfU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUDx74DgXHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt7bpextxDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm82aLJy124
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5iUaKWGStU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUOqSRNvqJU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDkkkwOLcCw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pidd9dWw3mg
There are tips in an online catalog – search for “Rings and Things, Spokane”. I’ve also found beading tips at the eHow website.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4TheLuvOfBeads
you can get information from firemountain gems.com theey have tutorials and how to’s on there as well as a mesge board to ask questions .Try your local library, mine has lots of books about beading .Jewelry supply.com has tutorials and videos about jewellery making. Michaels.com has a message board for beading . I have a myspace.com account where there are a lot of beading groups you can join. Look at mine at myspace.com/suncreations and you will see there are a lot of jewellry makers on my site(bottom right) -just click on their picture and it will take you to their site. There you can look at thousands of jewellery designs read their blogs and join their beading groups . try entering beading or jewellery making into the google search engine and see what you can come up with.