You can still get your handwoven, brick-stitched, etc. beaded fringe earrings to have neat edges and a professional-looking finish.

Read on to learn how! 

I'm sure you heard the advice to "cull" your beads. This involves pouring out all those tiny little beads and sorting through them to weed out and dispose of anything broken, uneven, too big, too small, etc. The idea is that you'll have a more successful and uniform looking finished piece. In theory it's actually very good advice, in practice it is a headache and a time drain! It is also totally unnecessary.

Here's What I Do Instead:

• I mostly pay attention to the uniformity of my beads at the beginning and end of a row. This is where having an inconsistent sized bead stands out the most.
• I will pick up the required number of beads on my needle and while they are still on the needle, before sliding them onto my thread, I'll give them a quick visual inspection.
• If any of them are irregular, broken, etc. I can easily swap them out before I resume beading!

I have found this to be the simplest and easiest way to get a uniform piece without having to inspect every single tiny little beads that comes across my mat!Let me know if you try this method out and what you think of it. Happy beading!