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Crochet Beads Have Many Uses

By: Pinkie Towne

It's easy to want to add lots of beads to a crochet project because they are so colorful and beautiful. Even though the finished crochet product might have intricate designs, the process of adding the beads is actually simple. Selecting beads with an appropriate hole size is vital because they have to fit the thread that you're using for your project.

Some kind of beading is appropriate for any kind of project except baby things. Little baby fingers can get into many kinds of stitches and everything that comes off goes into the mouth. With that warning being issued, we're on our way. Decide where you want your beads to go and about how many you'll need. Just place the necessary beads onto the yarn or thread in the reverse order that you'll need them and you're ready to crochet beads onto any project.

Feed the bead up the hook when you're at the stitch where you want the bead. Set the bead in its place just before you make your last yarn over. That last part of the stitch locks the bead in place. Whether you can clear beads scattered on the front of a sweater, or colored beads around an evening top's collar, you use exactly the same process. You can crochet beads of a contrasting color onto a lace motif to accent the fancy design.

If you prefer sewing on the beads, make sure that you use the same crochet thread so that the stitches don't stand out from the rest. The embroidery half-cross stitch can be used to fasten beads to an area that's very tightly crocheted. Open, lacy work calls for you to crochet beads on. If a project calls for embroidery, you can use the little seed beads instead of â€“ or in addition to - colored embroidery thread. Adding beauty to an embroidery piece with dew in the form of beads on embroidered flowers is a great idea. If you embroider animals or birds, then beads make the perfect eyes for those creatures.

To add a fringe of beads while you are crocheting, use the first method. Feed the beads onto the yarn or thread before beginning the project. You then feed the bead onto the hook when you get to the fringe stitch where you want to place the bead. By making a chain the same length of the fringe, and including a bead in each chain stitch, you'll make your work a little easier. These methods all help you to make your crochet work easier and more beautiful.

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Written by Pinkie Towne. At www.lovecrochet.com you can get crochet assistance, as well as tips for stiffening crochet doilies.

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