Well, I began in about the same place as everyone else, but then started wandering off-script…
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Nice! Using just felt for the background is a great way to feature lovely shades of natural fiber. It might not be quite as pretty or stable in acrylic felt. I think by the look of yours that it’s good quality100 % wool? If not, wow. It looks great even with craft felt!
These are all so beautiful! I can’t wait to watch the recording and give it a try.
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I only made it to 29 minutes into the recording so far… can probably finish tonight though 
I was itching to go shopping yesterday and convinced the little one to go with me (as if he had a choice… ha). He was so patient while Mommy looked at nearly everything in the craft store 
took me forever since they re-designed but I found the remnant section and bought a roll of felt, as if I’m going to be making beads my new life’s passion. LOL nearly a yard of beautiful deep purple 
At the end of the trip the kiddo earned a treat, Joann’s took most of my money, and I have supplies to make/finish a few projects 
I’m going to my mom’s today and I’m excited to show her the beads I’ve made so far. She and I have mostly different craft hobbies but we do share an enjoyment of hand sewing so I might get her into making beads too
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It was a lovely class with lots of tips! And gorgeous results. Thank you so much.
I made up a little pile of bead starters and then watched some movies. Bead time.
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I love the vertical stitching! Beautiful and colorful bunch…great seeing you as well! 
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Gorgeous!
My only regret is not being able to see everybody during the class. I was concentrating on my hands to make sure they were in frame & mostly in focus. I’m so happy to see everybody’s beads! Thank you all so much for sharing 
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Craft felt here, tho I do use mostly the by-the-bolt eco-felt which tends to be nicer & thicker than the craft rectangles. But since I have a giant jar of woven fabric scraps & an almost-as-big jar of colored felt scraps, this is where I ended up…
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I use wool felt for most things, but I have a bunch of craft felt that work well with these beads. I realized that two of the beads I made were actual batting scraps, and not felt…no wonder my knots kept pulling through…too loose!
I am so happy to be able to use up the tiny scraps of felt and fabric…but, I would have to make a zillion beads…lol
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I caught up and finished the video! 
Thank you @Magpie for teaching! 
I think it was a great class, great idea to make a larger version bead for the teaching, the split screen was great and all the important techniques were easy to see. I’m glad I watched it even though I felt pretty confident after reading the PDF. Seeing you demonstrate and explain things on video was much clearer and I really appreciate everything.
Thank you @kittykill for organizing and recording I really wouldn’t have been able to make it otherwise 
I also think if I had watched it live I would have been distracted by my household and would have missed things! I love having the ability to pause, rewind, etc!
And thank you to the LC community for trying something new, I think these classes are going to be really awesome going forward (they already are!)
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@thanate, I used off the roll felt as well , it seems stronger than the sheets & it’s smoother as well.
Yay, @Reinikka! So glad you enjoyed the video. I’m excited to see what you made, I hope you’ll show off your work
They look great, you’re on a roll!
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Wow, those are just lovely. Any plans for them?
These are beautiful!
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I wanted to take the class because I want to make a journal using my scrappy thread/fabric. I am interested in learning how to make a spine using the beads…
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Ok, I will make one up & take pics of how I do it, I have some troubleshooting tricks from previous versions.
I’m sure you could figure something out that works for you though, no rules!
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I have a video that I flagged ages ago…it used chopsticks as the binding…that is the one I am going to try
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Like the piano hinge book I made, I’d love to compare the video if you’d share it? The way I did that one was tricksie.
I will dig it up…I am working now and have to get something out into the mail…it might be the one you had linked long ago…I saved everything you linked! lol
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