Post by koolbraider on Dec 6, 2018 11:21:26 GMT -6
As I sit here beading ornaments the thought came to mind that some safety rules should be stated:
1) Needles are sharp. Keep bandaids on hand at all times. Obviously this doesn't count the ones actually on your hands now.
2) When leaving your desk or chair for any reason check that the number of needles you have now are the same as what you started with. (Refer to rule #1 here.)
3) While "a comfortable length of thread" is called for in the directions, it does NOT mean one so long that you need to remove all "catches" within 20 feet or so, including cats/dogs, door knobs both in front and in back of you or that secret candy bar that happened to be in the way just because you hate ending and starting threads. Eat the candy bar, remove the door knobs, and learn to bead when cats and dogs aren't looking. See rule #4.
4) You may be able to bead with a cat as long as you keep it to one side with an elbow and bead with the other hand. Note: this takes time, practice, and probably more candy bars. If it's a dog, give up because no one wants slobber on their candy bar.
5) Yes, directions should be followed unless you're a male but then you wouldn't bother with this rule anyway. And you would have lots of bandaids on fingers and other places. If you are female you know that directions are really very good suggestions and it's a good idea to make a sample piece because sometimes directions are hard to follow or even wrong. Yes, they can be wrong! But having to rip up a piece because you blindly followed those #!#$$@ directions using those really expensive beads is not a good thing. In fact, well, let's not go there.
6) Color schemes often easier to choose in sunlight although the end product may look best in low light. Or hidden. This is a corollary to rule #5 since you refused to rip up that project.
Feel free to add to this list. Please!
1) Needles are sharp. Keep bandaids on hand at all times. Obviously this doesn't count the ones actually on your hands now.
2) When leaving your desk or chair for any reason check that the number of needles you have now are the same as what you started with. (Refer to rule #1 here.)
3) While "a comfortable length of thread" is called for in the directions, it does NOT mean one so long that you need to remove all "catches" within 20 feet or so, including cats/dogs, door knobs both in front and in back of you or that secret candy bar that happened to be in the way just because you hate ending and starting threads. Eat the candy bar, remove the door knobs, and learn to bead when cats and dogs aren't looking. See rule #4.
4) You may be able to bead with a cat as long as you keep it to one side with an elbow and bead with the other hand. Note: this takes time, practice, and probably more candy bars. If it's a dog, give up because no one wants slobber on their candy bar.
5) Yes, directions should be followed unless you're a male but then you wouldn't bother with this rule anyway. And you would have lots of bandaids on fingers and other places. If you are female you know that directions are really very good suggestions and it's a good idea to make a sample piece because sometimes directions are hard to follow or even wrong. Yes, they can be wrong! But having to rip up a piece because you blindly followed those #!#$$@ directions using those really expensive beads is not a good thing. In fact, well, let's not go there.
6) Color schemes often easier to choose in sunlight although the end product may look best in low light. Or hidden. This is a corollary to rule #5 since you refused to rip up that project.
Feel free to add to this list. Please!
