Keeping Your Work Flat
Tips & More
Having trouble keeping your work flat? Then this is the page for you.
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Keeping Your Work Flat
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Faceted Bead Art Gazette July 1, 2005 Issue #0020 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have put up two new colors at the site. I have not had a chance to use them in any patterns yet, buy you can view them on the Bead Colors page... http://www.facetedbeadart.com/bead-colors.html They are available in 1500 piece bags. This seems to be a common problem. I have not totally figured this one out though. I just finished a class and all the girls' work curled, mine was the only one that did not. (I have noticed that the curling shows mostly on small pieces and does not remain as prominent when doing large pieces, as you get further along.) I figure this is partly due to years of beading with this technique, so I have been trying to figure out what I do differently. Here are a few suggestions: 1. I do not believe you can pull your work too tight. If anything, I have noticed that others' work is loose. So please keep your work snug as you go. I pull each set of beads tight before moving on to the next set. (They do not always stay tight, but it helps set them and they usually return to the snug position once the next set of beads have been added.) 2. When going through a bead that already has fishing line threaded through it, I try to thread on the opposite side of the hole, away from the other fishing line. (I will be glad to send visual aid for this one, if needed.) 3. Try to keep your work flat. If you need to store it, roll it up (top to bottom, or left to right). This helps reduce curls. 4. I tend to lay out my work and rub my hands over it. I believe this is a tactile thing for me, but I also believe it helps to keep the work flat. Once your work is done: 1. You can set it under a book for a few days to flatten it out. A friend of mine is using this idea and she said it is working. 2. You can lay it out flat and rub your hands over it every so often, until it is flattened out. New Suggestion sent in by Andy... The reason, I think, that rubbing your hands over the piece helps flatten it is: the warmth of your hands softens the line. Since you are pressing it flat as it cools, it creates a memory in the line and keeps the piece flat. What I did to flatten my first piece was to rinse it in hot water and press it dry between two towels, worked like a charm. I think you could also use a hair drier. Please let me know if any of these suggestions help, or if you have any suggestions that might help others. Happy Beading to All, Shell, Bead Artist - FacetedBeadArt.com Back Issues... http://www.facetedbeadart.com/back-issues.html New Patterns... http://www.facetedbeadart.com/bead_craft_faceted_pattern.html How-to Tutorials... http://www.facetedbeadart.com/instructions.html TheBeadCoop... http://www.thebeadcoop.com designer: FacetedBeadArt.com New at FacetedBeadArt.com... http://www.facetedbeadart.com/bead-art-updates.html
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