Any specific suggestions for wire-knitting? Eg using flexible beading wire, or thin gauge regular wire? And with what size seed beads? Tks!
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To be completely honest, I'm still working all that out. I have yet to have a satisfying finished product with this item when working with anything but yarn or string.
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Hi. I made the baby blanket and also found the weaving tool too short. I made a homemade tool from a wire hanger. A thinner-wired hanger is easier to work with. With cutters I snipped the upper arm of the hanger about an inch from the bend. That will be the hook end. The other side I cut a few inches farther up the other upper arm. You bend that part into a handle. Throw the hanger section away. Shape the hook end with pliers. I had to file the cut end to smooth it down. Shape the handle with pliers making it comfortable for you to turn the hook flat to pass through the warp yarn, then to turn it up to go between the pegs to pick up the weft yarn. That's up to you. I wrapped the handle with tape to cushion it a bit. Hope this helps. I can send you pictures of the blanket but I can't figure out how to do it.
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I think you could probably use red emboidery thread for it...and a big, heavy duty needle. Go to a craft store and look at their selection. I'm sure you will find something you like. Good luck! :)
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It might be good to solder the strands together on the ends. Just make sure you don't use too much or it might interfere with the connection. Perhaps just enough to band them together, but not enough so the connector clamps them on solder, if you know what I mean.
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The needle part is a hard plastic. I had one break, the smallest one at the point where it connects. I was to hard with it because I forced it as I attached it to the cable. :( The cable part is a more flexible plastic. They are well made. They hold up very well. You just have to look at the direction you are twisting the needle when you attach it to the cable mount. If you force it the wrong way on the mount, you could damage the mount or needle tip. The variety is great, you can change needles easily while in a project. You can add cable to make it as long as you need it for any big project. The different size cables interchange to make a variety of lengths. They slide very easy on any kind of yarn and don't make your hands tired. They are very easy to use, and travel well. I've had nothing but pleasure using this set and SO happy I bought them! It's a great idea! I got this set mostly by the cost. I could not afford the metal ones but I am very happy with my purchase and do highly recommend them. I am a novice at knitting, so this was a less expensive way to get going without buying all the individual sets. I hope my answer helps with your question.
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I have wondered about the same thing. On my quilt I am just using a primitive/running stitch with thicker thread, but it hasn't seemed to affect the other stitches.
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depends on what you are making... i did the pony bead rosary (beads are connected by inserting the left side cord through a pony bead and drawing through to the right and the right side cord is then drawn through to the left), using a #9 cord. hole on this beads are pretty big that i think even a 12-10 gauge wire can go through.
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Like the others say, just about any yarn you want. If you are using worsted weight you might need to use two strands together as one. I like a bulkier yarn personally. WalMart actually has a decent selection of inexpensive yarns. And sometimes at JoAnns you can get the big pound of yarn on sale. Get on youtube for tons of tutorials on all things round loom knitting.
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You can put beads on it, but I tried knitting it & the knot won't hold tight. It's a rather thick plastic. Hope this helps.
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14 gauge is really better. I used 14 gauge and it works great. The longer wire runs should use bigger wire like 14.
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The 12 gauge wire is really thick. It is about the thickness of a rubber hair tie. I think you need like 18 gauge or smaller. Wire is smaller as the gauge gets higher.
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I used a pair of small jewelry wire end cutter pliers (NOT SIDE CUTTER). which I modified by grinding them dull (rounded) so as not to cut the ferrule. They worked perfectly. Figure I can resharpen them if I have to.
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I would suggest maybe getting a strong pair of reading glasses or a magnifying glass to help you thread your needle. As for thread you can use any thread. I will admit the shorter spools work better but the regular work just fine.
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Last question first. The "needles" are actually nails. I use a crochet hook to loop yarn over. If you use a thin yarn the fabric will be loose and stretchy and wider because of the stretch, up to 36 inches. A thick yarn will make a thick tight fabric around 30 inches in width. To knit the nails are wrapped with yarn then wrapped again. Bottom thread is pulled up over the the top thread. If you have ever "spool knit" using a spool with four nails and pulling the rope through the hole of the needle this will be a breeze because it is exactly the same thing on a large scale. You can make this as small as the four nails like on a spool and just use four nails on the knitting board or as wide as the board. Just depends on how many nails you use. You can make the fabric as long or as short as you want just keep knitting for the length. It is very easy. The board makes a double knit fabric. I hope this has helped you a bit. If you have any other questions I'll be happy to try and answer them. Ginny
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I was asked if I could answer this for you, although I use this Fireline bead thread and I must say in the years I have been using it not once has anything come apart that I have made with it. I can say I use the crystal 4ib/size B and it is really strong. On Amazon you can get a better deal and more of this for your money. I would probably go higher then the one I use which is 0.006" for your loom work. Give it a go, I would think it will do what you want it for. But I have not tried loom work before, so I can only say try it once it may be just what your looking for. Hope this helps a little, Liz.
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I started with .5mm, then 1mm and currently am using 1.5mm. The "discomfort" gets a little worse as you move up to a longer needle length, but doing it in steps makes it a little easier.
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You can use a little bigger but need bigger eye of needle. What size thread do you want to use? Monday phoneme. Sammy sewingmachineoutlet