Patience Pays Off

If nothing else, bead weaving will teach you patience. Experienced bead weavers know how difficult it can be to learn a new stitch but also how rewarding it is when you finally “get it.” That is pretty much how I felt while working through the Crystals Flowers Bracelet Kit (retails for $19) from Ready to Bead. Though the basic design to some extent is a take-off on netting, a stitch I’m familiar with, it was still a learning experience for me and required that I shelf my need for immediate gratification. But, my patience paid off when I finished this beautiful bracelet.

My first impression of the kit was that the supplies included were of high quality. The seed beads were regularly shaped, and the crystals and faux pearls were from Swarovski (a company known of its quality). Also included in the kit were a sterling toggle clasp, nymo thread, needles, and illustrated instructions.

One plus of any kit is that fact that beginners who might not know what to order to make a particular piece of jewelry have everything they need, and this is pretty much true with the Ready to Bead kit. Beginners also sometimes don’t understand that when it comes to bead weaving, you want to use good quality seed beads. Cheap beads will usually end up just frustrating you more, so I thought this was a major plus with this kit.

My one word of caution would be that beginners should not expect immediate results. Like any new technique, the lessons learned through the kits will take awhile to learn, and require that you use both the written and illustrated instructions to be successful. This particular kit may be a little challenging for the inexperienced weaver. Those with a little patience, though, will be rewarded with a gorgeous quality bracelet.

You can find this kit along with many others on the Ready to Bead web site.