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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 3689601, member: 8708"]I watched lots of YouTube videos. The ones that worked for me were as if I was looking over the shoulder of the person doing the work. Some videos are filmed from opposite the person and that caused brain meltdown. Watch lots of videos until you find one that works for you. You will also need some GS Hypo glue just to secure the knots (the first and last not all of them) and some french wire for the ends and some sharp snips.</p><p>If you’ve only got one to do then definitely the thread with the needle attached is the way to go but for what you get it is expensive so I’d practise with some cheap thread first. I’ve used a knotting tool and didn’t get on with it as I couldn’t get the knots close enough so I hand knot.</p><p>I use reels of thread where I can because I am stingy but sometimes I have to use the single thread if the beads or cap holes are too small to fit two threads through.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 3689601, member: 8708"]I watched lots of YouTube videos. The ones that worked for me were as if I was looking over the shoulder of the person doing the work. Some videos are filmed from opposite the person and that caused brain meltdown. Watch lots of videos until you find one that works for you. You will also need some GS Hypo glue just to secure the knots (the first and last not all of them) and some french wire for the ends and some sharp snips. If you’ve only got one to do then definitely the thread with the needle attached is the way to go but for what you get it is expensive so I’d practise with some cheap thread first. I’ve used a knotting tool and didn’t get on with it as I couldn’t get the knots close enough so I hand knot. I use reels of thread where I can because I am stingy but sometimes I have to use the single thread if the beads or cap holes are too small to fit two threads through.[/QUOTE]
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