tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334804292075099312.post1127026852895251698..comments2024-03-28T05:38:31.501+11:00Comments on daxdesigns bead art: Learning what not to do as beadweaver: the lessons never stopUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334804292075099312.post-58883199077012910962010-04-28T15:47:25.856+10:002010-04-28T15:47:25.856+10:00I suspect you have two different batches of orange...I suspect you have two different batches of orange beads. Silamide doesn't leave a color residue behind. I've never had that experience.SuzyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445111093507953221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334804292075099312.post-76983716743608203322010-04-13T00:48:40.929+10:002010-04-13T00:48:40.929+10:00That sounds like a great resource - too bad I'...That sounds like a great resource - too bad I'm out of money right now! Good luck with selling it :)roseworksjewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221186638823662696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334804292075099312.post-54855075428835475072010-04-12T19:51:24.596+10:002010-04-12T19:51:24.596+10:00Thanks, Glenda - just bought it! As a newish beadw...Thanks, Glenda - just bought it! As a newish beadweaver, I need all the tips I can get ;-)<br /><br />Actually, I had related thoughts this weekend. I was clearing out a cupboard looking for a tool part (not there or in the 17 other cupboards I turned inside out, but found this morning in a totally logical shoebox!) when I came upon another shoebox tucked away at the back labelled 'sequins and beads'. (You can see there's a bit of a theme with shoeboxes.)<br /><br />Well, inside were some lovely bits and pieces that I'd used to make Christmas balls many years ago. One of the collections was some bugles that are at least 30 years old and had been used before - they may even have come from something my mother had. They join a few other handfulls of preloved vintage seed beads. <br /><br />Anyway, the point of this convoluted story is that I'm really unsure about how to clean any of these older beads. At the moment I just enjoy running my fingers through them, but don't feel I can use any in their current condition.<br /><br />cheers - JanetJanetnoreply@blogger.com