First thing to do is make a small loop at the end of the coil to stop the beads. I used my girl's small computer pliers - the memory wire is relatively easy to bend.
First bead is on! I started with a loop of white seed beads, and threaded them by using the open end of the coil as a hook to pick them up - sort of made me thought of a sugar bird funneling nectar down its beak :). Yes - that is my foot holding down the bottom end of the coil - i'm sure there are appropriate tools, but i don't have patience or money enough for that!
Next came a loop of silver-lined glass beads that I picked up from the local market on Saturday after having a sudden panic attack about not having enough beads!
After that I added the cat-eye semi-opaque, semi-grey beads - these were cool to work with because they slipped down the coil by themselves, instead of me having to push them down. Again in retrospect, i discovered that, by stretching the coil apart upwards (forcing the loops further apart and more vertical), even the smaller beads slipped down effortlessly :)
All ready for the aisle!
