tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348133.post-33781792246545823552008-07-12T20:06:00.001-04:002008-07-12T20:09:36.065-04:002008-07-12T20:09:36.065-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Today, I was working on beading my <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://blog.thelonebeader.com/2008/07/back-just-in-time.html">DeLorean time machine</a> from <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.bttfmovie.com/">Back to the Future</a>. First I started using black <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://store.beadaholique.com/Supplies/Beading%20Thread%20and%20Cord/Nymo%20Beading%20Thread">Nymo</a> (nylon) thread. When I ran out, I realized I had a bobbin of gray <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://consothread.com/">Conso #69 thread</a> right there on my work table. I remembered I bought it at <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.beadworksboston.com/">Beadworks</a> in Boston, but I had never tried it before. <span style="font-size:85%;">(Below is a photo of both threads so you can see the difference.) </span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02601.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02601.jpg" alt="nymo conso beading thread bead embroidery pop art lone beader Beadworks Boston artist" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02600.jpg" alt="nymo conso beading thread bead embroidery pop art lone beader Beadworks Boston artist" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >(Nymo- left. Conso- right.)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://consothread.com/">Conso</a> is a bonded nylon industrial quilting/upholstery thread. It is pretty strong, so I thought I should try it out. After I did, I wondered why Beadworks would sell this. I guess you could use it for simple stringing. Or maybe a bead-knitting or beadweaving project, but I don't think<span style="font-style: italic;"> I</span> would. It seems to be strong enough to withstand the sharp edges of my <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://blog.thelonebeader.com/2008/07/czech-steel-beads.html">Czech glass bugle beads</a>, but it is very twisted, and it's hard to thread the needle with. Then, it seems hard to pull the thread through my many layers of felt!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02606.jpg" alt="beaded 2008 DeLorean time machine back to the future Marty McFly sneakers pop art bead embroidery" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Somehow I made the Conso thread work for a little while, but I think I'm a Nymo girl at heart:)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DeLorean/DSC02604.jpg" alt="beaded 2008 DeLorean time machine back to the future Marty McFly sneakers pop art bead embroidery" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(Semi-beaded 2008 DeLorean. 19" x 6.5". Work in progress.)</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script expr:src='"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/TheLoneBeader?i=" + data:post.url' type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Lone Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.com5