Bead Spinner

A bead spinner strings seed beads for you. Pour a few spoonfuls of beads into the bowl, rest a curved beading needle against the side and turn the spinner: the beads run up the needle and onto your thread by themselves. A long length that would take an hour by hand is ready in a few minutes.

I use it to prepare my own strung beads for Lunéville embroidery, so I can work with any bead I like, not only the ones sold ready-strung. It is just as handy for fringes, bead embroidery and jewellery.

How to use it

• Fill the bowl about a third full with seed beads.
• Thread a curved beading needle and hold it lightly at an angle, its tip just touching the beads.
• Turn the spinner steadily with your other hand and let the beads climb onto the needle.
• Slide them down onto the thread and repeat.

Works best with round seed beads, sizes 8/0 to 11/0. Curved needle not included.

Colour: white plastic.