No matter how tidy we are as beaders, most of us have bead soup collections either in a large container or on our bead mats. Having to spend time separating them into their relative sizes (and colours) is such a chore which is why bead soup bowls exist!
I got really excited when my pal Rocpoet tipped me off on Paula of OnAStringAU's amazing 3 size combination bead sorter, organizer and portable storage containers. The set shown above is their 3D printed round one, complete with a lid and a pourer on the bottom section.
Check out their Youtube short below on how easy it is to separate a mix of beads by size! You'll still have to manually sort by colour though.
This Aussie supplier also has a square version.
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
Have to admit I mostly ignore bead soup because of similar issues. It's not fun to sit there with a little card having all the different seed bead sizes and try to figure out what something is.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Different sizes is annoying. But all the same size bead soup can be fun to use
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