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Beads and seed beads enrich the appearance of a tatted piece with numerous decorative possibilities, thaf s why we like them so much! In addition beads provide a perfect way to hide the tails after completing your project.

I- If the piece includes ⁽blocks of beads ’ in its ending part:

2, 3, or 4 seed beads size 10-11 (Jablonex, Czechoslovakia) on both knotting and core threads make a solid błock of beads.

I would not recommend using morę than 4 ‘up’ and 4 ‘down’ seed beads in a błock, though if they are very smali and very regular (Japanese size 15), you may get away with 5 or even 6 seed beads on each thread.

After you finish tatting:

-    Close the last ring or shape the last chain and tie the tails.

-    Use a fine beading needle to puli the tails through different rows of beads on the knotting and on the core threads.

-    After that, it is safe to cut the tails.

II-    If the piece has a pearl (large bead) inside the last ring:

(as in the earrings on pp 22-23):

-    Tum the finished piece over,

-Tie the tails.

-    Puli the longer taił up front,

-    Put a beading needle on.

-    Pick up a pearl ° (if you need to fili in the space make it a

pearl with 1 or 2 seed beads: ° ° or ° ° ° ).

-    Place the pearl or beads & pearl ON TOP of the last ring.

-    Go over the core thread inside the POINTED picot;

-    Than go through the pearl and beads again.

-Tie the tails and hide them inside the same pearl or other beads nearby (whatever is closer to the tied knot).

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