There are very few little girls—or big ones either—who are not fond of beads. There is something so fascinating, isn’t there, in seeing what pretty things we can make by threading them. And there are so many lovely ways in which you can use beads.

You see the picture on page 98, showing four little rows of beads. Well, each is a section of a pretty chain, either of which any little girl could make. The top one is made of tiny metal beads and shell beads. There are 12 tiny beads, then 3 shell beads, all the way along.

The next chain shows beads of four different sizes, some dark and some light. This is part of a lovely, long muff chain. Just below is another chain, which is a very simple arrangement, being simply 12 metal beads, then 1 ordinary coral bead. The bottom chain of the little group is made of small, dull blue beads—24 are threaded, then 2 little pink ones, next 1 deep coloured pearl bead, 2 pink, 24 blue, and so on.

The picture above shows a pretty necklace made on 2 threads. You thread the tiny beads on single threads, then when you come to a larger bead, you put both threads through the same bead. The 5 very big beads are green Venetian beads, and look so pretty.

Another necklace worked on 2 threads is also shown. The beads here are pale blue, with a small pearl here and there. Both threads are put through the same beads, until you come to the front part. There they are divided, and more put on the lower thread, to make the little loops, then both are threaded through the same bead again. This is done 7 times, to make 7 loops, then for the remainder all the beads are threaded on 2 threads.

The upper picture on page 99 shows sections of 3 chains made of small beads. These are made on a bead loom. On these looms you can make lovely things, and the beads to use are Venetian Iridescent, Cut Tosca, or No. 8 Cut Metal. The work is very easy, and is done as follows:—

Always cut one more warp thread than the number of beads to be used in width, for instance, if the width of work is to be 6 bead wide cut 7 threads. Also in making necklaces cut the thread several inches longer, so as to prevent joining and to allow for the fastening on of the snap.

After cutting threads, commence to tie all threads together at one end, fix this on the nail on the spool and then place each of the threads in rotation on the notches of bridge, carrying the threads to the opposite bridge. Then place the threads in same rotation on the second bridge; now draw the threads tight and with the remains of length tie on round the end of loom and fix in and around the pegs. This is called the warp. You now get your thread for threading the beads, and tie the end at the first or left-hand warp, thread the same number of beads in the way you want the first row made, and push them up between the warps, and repeat this again and again until the design is finished.