My Own Beaded Stitch Markers
Recently in a post about Beaded Stitch Markers I talked about this really cool website called Wormspit.com. If you haven't checked it out, you should, especially if you ever use silk for any purpose. It will give you a whole new appreciation for this beautiful natural fiber.
But silk isn't the purpose of this post. It's the Beaded Stitch Markers that Michael shows how to make on his site. I made some myself and thought you might like to see them.
This is what I used to make mine:
I purchased two packages of toggle clasps from my local craft store. Each package has six of the round pieces and six of the straight pieces. The round pieces are what I used for the stitch markers. Any ideas for what to do with the straight pieces would be welcome!
I also used some head pins that I had in my beading box, leftover from past projects.
I got out some beads I had leftover from previous projects, and I also purchased two strings of beads from the craft store. I wasn't sure what I'd be in the mood to use, so this is what I had to choose from when I sat down to make my stitch markers.
I also dug out my good old faithful Rosary making pliers, shown on the right, and got the needle nose pliers from the toolbox in the basement.
Then I started playing with beads and this is what I came up with. I liked the combination of the Cool Multi Colored Glass Luster Beads, along with some smaller clear glass beads and some even smaller round silver beads.
I lined up the beads on the head pins and used my pliers to make a loop in the top, putting it through the hole in the round half of the toggle clasp, and this is what I got. My loop in the top of the head pin is not quite as neat as Michael's, but I think my head pins were much shorter than the pins he was using so I had very little left to hold when making the loop.
Still, I thought they came out quite nicely. I love the different shaped beads...
...and the colors in this set that I used.
They seem to have a good weight to them, and the toggle clasp used has a hole big enough for at least up to a size 9 needle.
Altogether it took me about an hour to make all twelve of these stitch markers. Now I just have to find a knitting project so I can actually use them!
Do you have some little dressed up tool or accessory that you love to use? Share it!
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But silk isn't the purpose of this post. It's the Beaded Stitch Markers that Michael shows how to make on his site. I made some myself and thought you might like to see them.
This is what I used to make mine:










Do you have some little dressed up tool or accessory that you love to use? Share it!
Click here to return to HookedOnNeedles.com
Labels: bead work, knit tools, stitch markers
2 Comments:
Very Pretty! I'd love to have a few scissor fobs decorated with beads. Maybe that could be your next venture!... though I suppose the head pins wouldn't quite be long enough...
Nice colors. I like the different shapes, too. Too bad I don't knit. I love accessories!
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Mary Corbet, At
June 26, 2008 at 12:09 PM
These are GORGEOUS!
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Knit Purl Gurl, At
March 4, 2010 at 7:31 PM
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