WildFire Beading Thread

And here's is the other love of my beading thread life - WildFire.  If you saw my last post on FireLine, pretty much ditto for WildFire.  It's another nylon thread that's very strong and doesn't self-puncture, so it doesn't get tangly or impossible to pull out your mishaps.  But whereas FireLine is the perfect fluid, drapey beading thread, WildFire is fantastic for sturdy, structured pieces with some body to them.  It's a little bigger, despite having the same advertised diameter, but I use it whenever it will fit when I'm aiming for a structured piece of bead weaving.  One of my newer favorite obsessions is dimensional, shaped weaving.  I get a ridiculous kick out of creating 3D shapes with seed beads.  I love how strong the WildFire makes these pieces.  I don't bead without these threads!

FireLine Beading Thread

Have I mentioned by love for bead weaving?  If you've seen my Etsy shop, you'll know how much of my crafty time is spent with a needle, thread, and seed beads.  In the past, I always just used whatever beading thread I had lying around.  But when I started my current job, a coworker introduced me to FireLine.  Oooooh.

FireLine is a braided nylon beading thread.  It's strong, it doesn't tangle as easily as regular nylon thread, and it doesn't separate and pierce itself so easily.  That means that it's easier to undo stitching when you (inevitably) make a boo boo.  Basically, it's a bead weaving miracle.  It's very fine, and makes for some beautiful beadwork.  It's my thread of choice for finer, more fluid weaving projects.  Stay tuned for my structured project thread of choice, that's next.