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How To Make Professional Looking Beaded Browbands, Belts, Halters and Collars
Emptychannelbrowband,belt,dog collarorhalterfrom www.DelfinaSaddlery.com Silverbeadingwire0.3mm$2.00at WalMartbetterthanhigherpriced beadingwiresfromfancycraftstores! Leather/Gloversneedles(Dritzbrand) boughtfromBeverlysCrafts Smallhemostatboughtonebay. Coats&ClarkOutdoorUVresistant blackthreadWalMart
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Stringbeadsonto2strandsofbeading wire.Thelengthsofthewireshouldbe severalincheslongerthanthebead channelsoyouhaveroomoneachend totieaknotandhidetheendsasIwill showlater.Thestrandofbeadsshould bethesamelengthoraboutonebead longerthanthechannelwhenitislying flatiftheproductissomethinglikea browband,collar,beltornosebandofa halterthatwillhavetobendwhenitis finished.
Tieasquareknotinthebeadingwire.
Doaquadrupleorgreaterknottoadd securityandmakesureitwillnotslip.
Tightentheknot.
Feedthelooseendsthroughtheneedle.
Sonowyouhaveahiddenknotandthe looseendsstickingouttheotherside.
Andfeedtheneedlebackthroughthe otherside.
Nowyouhavetwoendsonthesame side.Pullthethreadthroughsoyou haveoneveryshortendandonevery longend. Tieaquadrupleorgreatersquareknot usingthetwoends. Thelongendwillcontinuetoweave backandfourthinbetweenthebeads tosecurethem.OnthisbrowbandI passedbackandfourthonbothendsof everymelonbeadtoanchorthe beadingwiredown. Theshortendwillbethelooseendthat willbepulledthroughtotheotherside ofthebrowbandtohidetheknotand theextralooseendwillbepulledtight andcutclosetotheleatherjustlike whatwasdonewiththebeadingwire onbothends. Onceyouhavewovenbackandfourth inbetweenthebeadsdownthelength ofthebrowbandandareafewbeads fromtheotherend,cutasecondstrand ofblackthreadandplacethemiddleof itintheloopoftheotherthread. Thiswillbeusedtotiedowntheother end.
Tightendowntheknot.
Cutthethreeendssotheyareallthe samelength.
Photoshowingpullingtheneedle throughtheotherside.
Pullthethreadstightandcutcloseto theleather.
**Optional** Ifanyknotsarenothiddenaswellas youwouldlike,youcanstuffthem deeperintothecrevicebetweenthe paddingandtopleather,addafew dropsofsuperglueandsqueezethetop leatherandpaddingtogetherusingthe hemostats,holdforabout30seconds. Willleaveafinishedandpolishedlook. Anyscratchesorholesonyour browbandfromneedleworkcanbe coveredupwithliquidshoepolish dabbedonwithasoakedcottonswab applicator. Finished!