Madam principal, pls is it possible to hv kumi braiding as no.1 in d upcoming schedule? So dat we can learn how to make use of our disc. I still remember madam chiomzy volunteered to take dat sometime ago.

@Umutops, weldone 4 dat inspirational post. So encouraging.
Hmmm! If i born twin boys, u go come do 1 year omugwuo for my house o.

TOYNEX: soooooo happy for u dearie n I'm glad I'm part of this Gd news..... oya make we pop champagne....

Thank u oo my madam. May our lives be filled with goodnews now and always.
Oya somebody pop that champagne jooorrr!!!!!!

outstandingjk: Nice one Madam Onose, I guess u were managing your 0.315. U tried jare, am encouraged.

Thank u ma‘am. I decided to make them since i was feeling better that morning.Cant predicte myself anymore.
As 4 d .315, i wasnt managing it. Just that i didnt know that d beaded rose on top could cover up d wrapped part. I‘ll take note when am making for the full neck.

SerenaT: okay ma'am. I know aboout the stranding,its the finishing(hooking) that am having problem with. Dunno how to conclude it and what kinda hook to use. Pls explain beTter ma

There are diff types of hooks. Some with multiple holes for making layered beads and some with just a single hole. Use the single hook that is big enough to take all the lines at once. If u dont know how to fix a hook, then i guess u shld wait 4 d biginners project promised by our principal.

My kumi disc and spider web design

amenbaby: mama onose...congrats o...d lord will take u to full term n u shall deliver without hitches...BT nor forget our naming ceremony rice o

Thanks dear. Dont worry rice and stew shall be very plenty

outstandingjk: Congratulations Madam Onose, I am more than happy for you. Hope you registered antenatal, if you haven't endeavour to take your routine drugs as fast as possible, DNA seperation takes place now. We will name d handsome boy here, we won't be having only Uncle Mojestle again, Thank God. By d way, where Uncle Monjestle waka go?

Thank u my outstanding doctor. I‘ll do so asap.
By d way, so u wan introduce my prince to NL bead /wirework? Deris God oo

@serenaT,d 4the pix is d design i hv volunteered 2 teach i.e tubular(tube)design.
The 2nd nd 5th pix(yellow&coral) is d same design and not difficult. Its only a matter of stringing many strands of seed beads on one hook and twisting dem 2gether 2 form a necklace. Thats how i made mine tho. I dont know if some else has another way of making it.

Yes o. SerenaT... I claim dat baby boy. Handsome one sha o

Yes o. Serena T... I claim dat baby boy. Handsome one sha o

Thank u all and amen to ur prayers. May God grant YOU ur heart desires too.

@afunkybaby, i‘ll check d thread. Thanks alot. And to ur question if i‘ll still teach, yes! I will. God grant me good health.

Good morning my people. Hope u‘r enjoying the week?
Thank u all 4 ur concern and care. Well my illhealth turns out to be a blessing. Yes oo. I discovered what i am sick of is what d mamas call “good sickness“. Tho i still feel sick and dizzy,am happy because this is what i have been waiting on GOD for, for almost 2 years of my marriage now. At last the good LORD answered me when i least expected.
I am saying this here cos i now see u guys as my family.
Hugs & kisses to u all.

Good morning my good people. Thank u all for checking on me & showing ur concern.
I thank God for gradual improvement. At least i handle my phone & type something 2day tho am still very weak. On top of all the wahala, yeye conjuctivitis(apolo) come catch me join. Deris God ooo.
Madam Toynex & outstanding, una weldone o. I hv gone thru ur superb tutorials. I feel so miserable dat i cant even get up and do my projects. The spirit is eager but d flesh is weak.Too bad. By Jehovah‘s healing power, i knw i‘ll be bouncing very soon.
Hugs and kisses 2 u all. Have a great day.

Welcome back our oga @ d top. Hope u re fine now. Its well with u.
@ all, am not feeling well o. I pray 2 be able 2 participate in dis project. I‘ll try my best. Its actually my zeal 4 d thread dat has kept me coming on line 4 these past few days. But now d body no gree cooperate at all.

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tipsyqueen2003:
Pls, how can I improvise draw plate?

I used 1 wire spool, 1 biro cover and french knitter hook. Cut the top of ur normal biro cover.
After knitting ur work with french knitter, pass it thru a wire spool once or twice, then pass it thru ur biro cover once or twice again. U‘ll notice that the french knitter hook has a hole towards d base. So pass ur work thru this hole once or twice too. Ur cord is ready.
The pix below is d cord i made with what i described above.

YemtopVentures:
onose, tanks so much. I can see u are now a great teacher. keep the flag flying

Thank u ma. Am still ever ready 2 learn.

Odufah: Pls make una pray for me..me dey start my EXAMS.today o..and toynex pls add my name to d schdule..i wil btakin the star design.wel no b d name b d@ o..me just name am like that ni 6.

Wish u success in ur exams. Read well well o.
Pls can u show us d pix of d star design?

YemtopVentures: hmmm.
Thanks to outstandingjk that gave me a phone call this morning, I really appreciate that. thousand kisses to you. What is the correct state of this thread after the attack. Miss u all

Yeeaaa!!! Mama yemtop is back. I miss u like say 2moro no dey o. I wld hv called too but dont hv ur number.

Afunkybaby: ok, thanks so much, but i hear you guys mentioning 0.9mm wire, how do i measure the wire, what do i use i measuring wires i cut, will i get the sizes in the mearket,

The wires already have their sizes measured in gauges or mm. Just go 2 a bead/wire shop & tell dem u want 0.9 wire. It goes 4 #550 now. The thickness of ur wire depends on the design u want 2 use it 4. U can ask d person 2 show u all the wires & their numbers.

Hello mamas in d house. Goodmorning 2 u all. Hope u had a wonderful wkend?
Baby dust 2 u all.

Afunkybaby: @onose01 i don't mind the long story, i wish i had come before the nairaland attack, i just discovered how good bead and wirework training can be, the attack really took very vital and important informations away, everyone was affect. Please forgive me for been eager, i am at home presently and i have 2 months to myself before school resumes, i wanted to make myself useful, i will do as you said, and read the previous pages, maybe the are somethings i can learn, i just can't wait to really learn .

How much are wire works instruments?

I bought my round nose plier #650 bt I later discovered I was cheated. U can get it @ #400 or less. There are others like french and wonder knitter, manderel, coiling gismo, draw plate etc. Apart from my flat and round nose plier, the next instrument I bought is french knitter(3in 1 for 1400). I paid to learn hw 2 use it. For the others, I do a lot of improvisation with things I already hv @ home like pencil, biro, round perfum cups and so on. I recently learnt hw to improvise draw plate.

TOYNEX: I'm just coming online....ve bn strong for few days.... anytime from now I ll take my class so outstanding can round up for us

Madam Toynex hw are u feeling now? Hope u are fine. Pls be strong for us o.

Adaobi12: pls can you state how to make the first step i understand the other two, mating and spiral

That is what I'll be teaching in d next schedule. So be patient. By d way, d 2nd step is not spiral. I formed a necklace with simple beaded balls.

phunmykay: Hi everyone n hw our weekend?I beg o who see yemtop ?. Se nobody knw d pix I uploaded ni abi na intentionally una ignore am ni

Mama Phummykay, I responded to ur post 2 days ago. I don't know why NL chose to hide my post. Anyway, I said I hv seen d design in my customer's shop. I asked her how she made it and she said u will first weave d mat with d right angle style b4 u start weaving or sewing d big beads on it. I haven't tried it tho, but I hope someone who knows it well will teach us here. Hope u enjoyed ur weekend?

Afunkybaby: waow Adaobi12, you really made this after 5 weeks training, they are really, really beautiful, i guess a newbie like me in this thread has to learn have some training before i can actually understand what i am taught here, because i know nothing about beading. But why is it taking so long for our teachers on this thread to teach us?

If not for the attack on NL, I wld hv advised that u go thru d page from d very beginning. Toynex even listed the different tools and explained what they are used 4. Those projects uploaded by yoyin120 were taught in d early pages of this thread. Its like u joined us when we were already into complicated designs.
To be frank with u, I had a very shallow knowledge of beadwork and nothing about wire work when I joined d thread. I didn't even know what d simplest wire making tool is. But when I found d thread, I was determined to follow up. I bought my round nose plier and 0.9 wire and started making projects as they are being taught. Whenever I go to bead and wire shops, I'll take time to study what they hv on display. When I told some friends that I am learning wire work on line, they thought I was joking. Until I started making designs that caught their interest. They started patronizing me and even introduced me to others. Today, in d environment where I live, people see me as a long time professional in the field. Others who know that I'm learning on the internet see me as a genius. So be patient. Go thru d few pages behind and be ready to follow along. If u are a fast learner like me, u will pick up in no time.
I will alwaz be grateful to Toynex 4 opening this thread.
Sorry 4 d long post, just felt like sharing my little story with u.

yoyin120: My project

Lovely. Weldone yoyin. U will soon become a professional

Odufah: Onose are u fat or thin?cos i wonder whr u dey chop put

Odufah: Onose are u fat or thin?cos i wonder whr u dey chop put

Hahaha! My size no get anything 2 do with hw I dey chop oo. Try am bring 5 packs of takeaway weda I no go chop am finish.

E be like say our principal go saturday parry o. Abeg bring take away o. 5 packs 4 only me.
We dey wait 4 u oooo. Kumi disc on point.