We have prepared an interesting workshop for you. If you are a fan of weaving air balls or harnesses from beads, this idea will definitely come in handy: with the help of a spinner for beads, you can quickly dial the right amount of beads per thread.
We will tell you how to make a spinner yourself. Try a homemade spinner before buying an expensive mechanical device. You will appreciate the convenience of its use.
Material for making
To create a spinner for stringing beads, you can easily find the material you need:
- round lid with a flat bottom and high sides (at least 2.5 cm) or a plastic cup from yogurt, sour cream;
- ordinary ballpoint pen without a rod;
- scissors;
- candle or lighter;
- ruler.
Having prepared the necessary material, we can begin to assemble the spinner for beads.
Process of creation
Well, if you use a lid to create a spinner for beads, this will reduce the creation time, because it is already the right size, the right height, smooth, with smooth edges. And if you took a jar as material, then you will need a little time.
Take your plastic cup and use a ruler from the bottom to measure 2.7 cm. Make markings on several sides and connect them together. The optimal height is 2.5 cm, but take a couple of millimeters in the reserve, because we will singe the edges of the cup.
Take scissors, it is better to use small manicure with sharp tips. Cut the bottom of the cup straight along the line.
To prevent the part from clinging during the creation of a spinner for beads, or during subsequent work with the product, light a candle, singe the edges of the cut part. You can use a lighter, however, a candle is more convenient for this stage, it does not need to be held by a flint or button.
The rod with which our spinner will spin is the handle. Remove ink from the pen. Turn the bottom of the cup over and mark the center on it. At this point, you need to cut out a circle in which the shirt of your pen will hold tightly.
The handle should sit tight, there should be no gaps so that the beads do not fall there. When inserting the handle, unscrew the head. Insert the handle into the cut hole and secure with the head, twisting it from the back.
If you think the handle is loose, use hot glue, glue the handle to the bottom on both sides.
Check how your spinner spins, it should work on a yule principle.
Here's how to make a spinner for beads, quickly and simply from the most affordable materials. But how to use it?
Principle of use
To use a spinner for beads, pour enough small beads into it. There should be a lot of them, but not to the brim - 2 \ 3 containers. A large number of beads can scatter, and a small amount is difficult to type. If you donβt have a lot of it, itβs better to make several spinners of different sizes. For example, from a wide sour cream cup and from a small plastic one for drinks. So you can always quickly pick up beads, it will not fly apart or crumble over a huge bottom.
Take the fishing line or wire, with your left hand attach the end to the beads, with your right hand twist the spinner by the handle. Hold the wire slightly at an angle. Rotate the yule gently, slowly, so the beads will be carefully strung on the wire and will not fly into the corners of the room. All that is required of you is to twist the rod and periodically move the chain of beads further.
In a matter of minutes you will get a long garland of beads.
Benefits
The spinner for beads has a number of significant advantages, for example:
- simplicity - the spinner works simply, a simple mechanism does not require effort;
- time saving - a chain of beads is typed very quickly, tens of times faster than if you put one bead on a wire;
- convenience - you donβt need to bend your back above the table, typing, you do not need to strain your eyesight and you do not need good lighting to quickly and easily dial a long row of beads.
Here is such a wonderful master class, we hope it will be useful to you. This simple device can be created in a few minutes and greatly simplify the process of collecting beads on a fishing line, thread or wire.