beaded bracelet

[Tonyb]

hi,

I bought a bunch of stuff for beads, including this bracelet.


bracelet by Latonyura, on Flickr

Does this take beads made with a 5mm mandrel  and is it best to fill the whole length of the bracelet with beads, or just put on a few  - which would slide around a be a bit annoying for the person wearing it? ( I guess it's down to personal preference, but wanted to know what most people do)

Thanks Tony

[Gordon]

If you were to fill it with big hole beads ( with or without cores ) it would be very heavy, so I would only put a few on there probably just three

[Blue Box Studio]

And you can buy rubber cored silver bead stoppers (from Ebay and elsewhere) to stop the beads sliding around.  Look like a rubber cored doughnut if that helps.

[Tonyb]

And you can buy rubber cored silver bead stoppers (from Ebay and elsewhere) to stop the beads sliding around.  Look like a rubber cored doughnut if that helps.

Thanks. I will take a look for these. Do I need a special tool to put these inside a bead?

[marklaird]

Hi Tony,
I think the rubber cored bead stoppers go alongside your beads to stop them moving around the bracelet. So it would be rubber stopper, bead, bead, bead, rubber stopper.
(Hope that makes sense)
Or you could also look at rubber tubing, between the beads to give some space, and prevent them bashing against each other.
Mark

[ARBeads]

Julie sells the rubber hoops in a load of Lush colours. http://www.lushlampwork.com/23-make-your-own-jewellery

You'll need to measure the diameter of the bracelet to work out which one fits snuggly to hold your beads in place.

[Blue Box Studio]

Not sure if this search link will work - I searched 'rubber stoppers bracelet' on Ebay if it doesn't - lots to choose from.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=rubber+stoppers+bracelet&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1

[Pat from Canvey]

You might also look at http://www.beadsisters.co.uk/pages/jumpringsrb.htm as these rubber O rings come in different sizes and colours.

[Tonyb]

Thanks everyone. I have ordered some stoppers and will give them a try.

Tony