Beading Serenity, Day 1

[darkemeralds]

The Dark Emerald Bead-O-Meter

146 / 8,534 (1.0%)

The first four rows are done!




Here's the only reason I was able to get this far:




Only 8388 beads to go.

Comments

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

Well, whatever you do, avoid Bead Creator Pro software. I'm sooooooo frustrated with it right now!

The printed pattern is so huge (three or four sheets wide) that it's unusable, and it can't be resized. The text pattern ("4 reds, 2 yellows, 22 browns, 2 reds...") is only useful for techniques where you work back and forth--like peyote. It gives the first row in left-to-right, then the second row in right-to-left. I'd have to read every other row backwards to make it work for looming.

Aaaarrrrgggghhh! And this is a program whose default technique is supposed to be loomwork. I've emailed them but I don't hold out much hope for a solution.

On the up side, I got a fabulous work lamp (https://www.nleinternet.net/solux/cgi-bin/tlistore/19370.html?id=cX8sdHAf) in the mail today. Don't the photograph fool you--it's sturdy metal casing, and the quality of the light is absolutely gorgeous! Far better than my Ott full-spectrum fluorescent. I highly recommend this type of bulb and fixture. Superior to anything I've tried. This type of light will be going into my bathroom for sure!