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Take the art of jewelry making to a new level with this innovative bead spinner. A fast and efficient way to string dozens of tiny plastic, wood, or seed beads for handcrafted bracelets, necklaces, flower beading, and more, the unit serves to eliminate hand fatigue and eye strain caused by manually stringing the tiny embellishments one at a time. To use, simply fill one of the three included bead bowls with a handful of colorful or glittery beads and place the bowl on the spinner. Flip the switch to activate the unit's rotating motion, and gently place a pre-threaded, curved needle into the bowl. The spinner's circular motion quickly fills the needle with multiple beads, which can then be pushed down onto the previously threaded string, memory wire, or fishing line and repeated as desired. Best of all, the unit comes with bead-bowl lids for spill-proof storage, a skein of 3 m thread, two curved needles, and complete instructions for easy operation. Great for beginning and professional crafters and jewelry-makers alike, the bead spinner requires two AA batteries (included) and measures approximately 5-2/5 by 8-1/2 by 4-2/3 inches.
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Bead Spinner spins automatically for needle bead collection. Eliminates hand and eye fatigue while threading dozens of tiny seed beads and speeds up the whole bead stringing process. Includes spinner, bowls, thread and curved needles. Requires 2 AA batteries (included). 3 bead bowls with lids hold handfuls of tiny plastic, wood, or seed-based beads. Complete operating and project instructions provided. Measures approximately 5-2/5 by 8-1/2 by 4-2/3 inches
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Within half an hour of unpacking my new bead spinner, I went from "Where is my receipt, so I can take this back tomorrow first thing?" to "OMG, I love it!" Practice is the only way you will get the hang of it, because the instructions are really not very good and may even goof you up. Even the YouTube videos are bad. They don't show you how to hold the needle and there are no close-ups, which would really help. In my frustration, I developed a two-handed kind of method whereby my left hand sort of helped keep the needle tip (I'm right-handed)submerged in the oncoming traffic of the bead stream. After a few more minutes of practice, this assist was no longer necessary. The curved needle supplied seemed very floppy to me as it kept flipping around in the beads, and even if I managed to snag a few, they flew right off when the needle would suddenly turn the wrong way. Using two hands helped get this under control. The one and only picture which illustrates actual operation in the instructions shows a left-handed user who has the needle lying almost flat on the bead surface; this won't work as the needle is curved upward slightly and this position won't enable the tip to catch them on their way past. Also, I had the best luck catching beads with my needle in the two o'clock location in the bowl, curved facing me with the spinner rotating counterclockwise. As soon as I did this, the beads started marching right up the needle in the most surprising fashion -- eeep -- it really is great fun once you figure it out. Just remember to keep the needle tip (which is wicked sharp!) submerged in the bead stream, don't let it flip around on you, and because the needle is so flexible, don't load too many heavy beads on it or they will all fall off when you go to pick it up to push them backwards onto your thread. The amazing thing about this item is that it works just as well with small seed beads as with large e-beads. In no time at all, I had strung six yards of glass beads for crocheted bead bracelets. A very good time-saving investment if you do a lot of stringing of same-color or random-color bead assortments.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I was hesitant at first to even consider any bead spinner, but I read some reviews for this one [...] AND I had a coupon for 50% off, so I jumped. I am SO glad I did. It's totally easy to use, just takes a little practice - for me about 10 minuest! The bowl rotates either way so whatever angle is good for you. I used .15 beading wire and was going like gang-busters in less than half an hour. The three bowls are GREAT so you don't have to dump and re-load the beads to change color. I hope they make it so you can purchase extra bowls for it. I used rechargeable batteries so I'm not concerned about battery life and as far as the little sound it makes, it could be annoying to some, but the speed of stringing tiny seed beads that I can hardly see outweighs that by MILES.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If you frequently create long strings of seed beads (as I do when creating beaded jewelry or clothing) this item can be a real time saver. Although it can take some time to learn and master the proper technique for holding the curved needle so that it actually picks up the beads, once one does so this little machine works exactly as advertised. It is both fascinating and gratifying to watch beads automatically "climb" up the needle on to whatever thread one is using. It is very important to practice the proper method of holding the needle, though. While I have used this little machine extensively since I purchased it (this being the holiday season, and the busiest time of year for crafters) I still occasionally "slip" with the needle and watch all the beads I had on it slip back into the bowl (though it takes next to no time to get them back). The needles are very useful, particularly for those of us who are older, as they are "big eye" (the entire needle is the eye) needles. I would recommend purchasing extra needles,though, especially if you are going to use this machine a great deal, as the "big eye" aspect does make them more likely to wear out more quickly. That being said, I would not trade the "big eye" aspect, as it is not only helpful, but necessary for the machine to work properly. Given the above caveats, I would highly recommend this product as an excellent aide in stringing seed beads.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
I wasn't expecting to love it!
I didn't even know they made a battery-powered bead spinner and I was a little hesitant to pick one up. Read more
Published 15 days ago by blu_canary
I'm very happy with it
This bead spinner works well with a bit of practice, but once I got the hang of it, I saved many many hours of my time by no longer having to string beads one by one by hand. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rebecca
Waste of time and money
An awful, loud, loud, loud, plastic piece of junk. Takes all peace away from beading, at least for me. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Missy McNally
It really works
I had my doubts this would really work but I was tried spending hours stringing glass beads by hand. Read more
Published 14 months ago by T. Rutter
Great little bead spinner
This is a super cool little gadget. I didn't buy mine from Amazon, but I bought this particular one for my aunt who likes to bead too. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. Stevens
Forget the battery-power model
I bought this spinner thinking how great it was to get 3 bowls with lids, 2 curved needles and battery power to reduce the stress of getting beads onto the needle and thread. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Amy the Craft Diva
Fun Litte Bead Spinner
I've never owned a bead spinner before, but I've seen the expensive wooden ones that you have to push with one hand while you string with another. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Wendy Van Camp
Difficule to use
I was really looking forward to trying this product, but once I did, I was disappointed. First, it's plastic, so it's a bit lightweight for what you need it for. Read more
Published on September 30, 2009 by J+J
What a Cool Tool!
I have owned a wooden manual bead spinner for a few years. As well as it works, I've always been a little annoyed that I must use one hand to spin the thing, so when I saw this... Read more
Published on September 3, 2009 by Linda Jo Park
