AboutPamela Welborn Expertise I have been beading for over 10 years and teaching beading for about 8 years. I especially love Japanese seed beads in size 11 and size 15. Not a delica fan but maybe someday... I especially love teaching other people about beading.
Experience
Experience in the area: I teach the following stitches/projects: peyote, brick, netting, St Petersberg chain, spiral rope, dutch spiral, beaded pens, beaded Christmas ornaments, earrings, pouches, necklaces, bracelets - just about anything beaded, I have tried it.
Publications: I have had 7 articles published by Jewelry Crafts Magazine and one by Bead & Button Magazine.
Awards and Honors: 2nd place Professional Beadwork in the Gems and Minerals section Los Angeles County Fair 1998
3rd place Professional Beadwork in the Gems and Minerals section Los Angeles County Fair 1999
Present Day: Currently, I design patterns and make kits for beading projects. Check out - violetbead.com There is a gallery of my work there.
Question This references the question asked before, I found it because I have been looking everywhere for an solution to my problem and that is the closest I have come to an answer. I also cannot get my knots close enough and at least 1/4 of an inch shows. The closures are the type that you are supposed to make a knot in, pull tightly and its done. One is a magnet closure the other is a barrel clasp, both with no loops but with an insert for the knots. I can't get the know inside that tiny hole although I get it right up to the opening. Any suggestions?? This is driving me crazy!!!!!
Thank you for any advice you can give,
Terri
Answer Well that is a problem I have not really come up against. I don't use barrel clasps, as I have lost many things made with them. I have found magnets to have an equal tendency to come apart without being noticed. I guess if you really want to get that knot into that hole, then I would try to slide it down a needle or an awl. If that doesn't work, you could put a head in into each side and then turn a loop or wrap a loop to attach your necklace to.
I hope something here helped you.
Pamy
Pamela Welborn
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