Jan R's Tip About Seed Beads

Jan R submitted this great tip about using seed beads in Cross Stitch projects. She suggests:

I find it better to add the seed beads after I have done all the other stitching. If there are beads already on the fabric my stitching thread has a tendency to get caught on the beads.

A great time to use seed beads is if you are stitching a pattern that has French knots. It adds a little sparkle to put a bead where the French knot was supposed to be.

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