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If you have chosen to use colors other than the black, white, and silver that I am using, now is the time to jot down a color conversion key so that you can refer to it quickly as we work through the pattern. That way if I say to put 3 white beads on your needle followed by 1 black you can glance at your key and see that you have substituted red [for example] for the white I am using and green for the black, and you will actually put 3 red beads and 1 green bead on your needle.

Step 2: Put the first set of dangle beads on the needle and thread after the first bugle bead. The color sequence is as follows:

* 3 white seed beads
* 1 black bugle bead
* 3 white seed beads
* 3 black seed beads
* 6 silver seed beads

With the thread being so long, you will want to have the thread doubled except for the last foot or so that you are actually using to bead with. That way you won’t have to stretch your arm half-way across the room when you pull the thread through the beads. After each dangle is strung, you may want to pull the needle up a little more, thus leaving more of just one thread at the working end and keeping it doubled up next to the needle.

A very important tip is to pull the thread through the beads very slowly and watch the thread as you’re pulling it through so that if a knot starts to form you can catch it before it actually becomes one. This is an extremely important paragraph, because if you got your Nymo off a bobbin, even with the waxing, it will remain kinky for quite a while. Kinks are just knots waiting to happen! The first time you are 80% done with an earring and you have to rip it out because of a knot this paragraph will come flooding back to you.

Pull the thread through the beads very slowly and watch the thread as you are pulling it through so that if a knot starts to form you can catch it before it becomes one.