| Hi Lisa, Knotty,
I have found lots and lots of great advice on knotting, and beading, here on the forum.... have made quite a few things in the past few weeks. I have bought some beads on ebay, particularly bali/hilltribe silver, and some headpins & stuff... BUT, thanks to forum members, I have also ordered from Artbeads, and FireMountain gems - great service from both, but from firemountain gems it was truly outstanding - I live in Australia, and the goods were on my doorstep in 3 days - I did pay for good shipping, but that is fantastic! Also, the more I ordered, the higher the discount, and they added a free (useful) gift. I will definitely use them again....
Another great tool is the video instructions on the firemountain gems website - another lovely forum member told me about those and they were truly invaluable - my husband was running from the study as I was playing one of them over and over for my first 10 wound loops! Caitlin's excellent clasp attachment lesson is also invaluable!  |