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It was a dance party in the Beadalon office for today's Facebook Live featuring the fun and funky Watusi stringing technique. It's a different way of using Bead Stringing Wire than traditional stringing that has a beautiful payoff. For the bracelet in this video, Wyatt used 2 pieces 12 inches long of . 024 White 49 Strand Beadalon Bead Stringing Wire ; beads that can accommodate 2 strands of the .024 Wire: and 29 inches of 19 Strand .018 Beadalon Bead Stringing Wire Pro Tip: Use a Spool Tamer t o keep your Beading Wire from unraveling! There are written instructions here , and I like how Wyatt tweaked the original technique a little bit in the starting and finishing. Crimping onto a 3 strand clasp makes for a really tidy start and finish. I love that once you learn the technique, there are unlimited variations! You can use different sizes of beads, different shapes of beads, different numbers of beads, etc. I'll be back next Wednesday to keep the party going! I

Beadalon/Artistic Wire Product Manager and Education Director, Wyatt White, took on today's Facebook Live Video and demonstrated how to make a super fun and sassy woven ring made with the Kleshna Ring Weaver Tool. Kleshna's original Bracelet Weaver Tool was recognized as one of the top innovative new products by the Craft and Hobby Association when it debuted in 2016, and it's baby sister is just as fabulous. We kept the best parts of the Bracelet Weaver and shrunk it down to make rings in approximate sizes 4, 6, 9, and 11. This Weaver uses knurled pegs for a much faster assembly which Wyatt shows in detail in the video. You find the written instructions for setting up and weaving rings  here . Materials used in the video: 24 Gauge Artistic Wire Tarnish Resistant Silver Size 16 Silk Kleshna Ring Weaver Too l Wyatt always has the best tips and tricks for making projects easier and more fun. Using the carded cord is great because the attached needle makes for eas

Being a Mama is hard work, and what better way to show the special mamas in your life how much they mean to you than with a personalized birthstone necklace made with Beadalon's  Quicklinks ? There is a quick video that I made last year on Beadalon's YouTube Channel, but I thought it would be helpful to take a longer walk through of this project on today's  Facebook Live.  Materials: 314B-320  Quick Links 326B-414  Quick Links Connectors AWD-22S-10-08YD   22 Gauge Tarnish Resistant Silver Plated Artistic Wire A314-20S-10-02  20 Gauge Artistic Wire Chain Maille Rings 340B-060  Diamond Cut Ball Chain 338B-201  Ball Chain Ends 322B-012  Tag 315B-032  Lobster Clasp Beads of your choice Instructions: Wrap the beads onto the Quick Links using the 22 Gauge Artistic Wire and link them together with the Quick Link Connectors. Attach the Ball Chain Ends to the Ball Chain with Chain Nose Pliers, then use Jump Rings to attach one end of the Chain to the rings and the other to the