Flat Spiral Stitch 

Wonderful! I’m so pleased you found the tutorial easy to follow! I wonder what colours you created your beauty in!! ? x

Light metallic grey and red. It looks amazing. @@JoBarclayLoggie

Oh Christine…what a wonderful comment to read! I always say to my “students” that beading can look terribly complicated and then when you’re shown where to start …It’s actually “easy peasy”!🤣 I wish you many more happy hours conquering beading!! xx

You are so welcome Barnowl56! That's music to my ears - so pleased you've enjoyed the tutorial! x

Thank you...😆...there’s no thinking about it...I know you CAN!!! xx

I'm so glad Francine! I've got a little behind in my replies - fingers crossed you've got one made already! x

Thank you so much and welcome! x

Thank you so much...I can't quite believe that I've made it to 1000! xxx

You are welcome Jennifer! x

Pleasure Linda...it's definitely one stitch that I keep going back to! x

Thanks Brenda! Flat spiral is a lovely stitch/technique to use for bracelets and necklaces...x

Thank you…x

You’re welcome 😊..x

Hi Theresa… You can either end of your thread with a double half hitch knot between 2 beads and then pass your needle through the next bead, pulling the knot into the bead so that you don’t snip it off. Add in thread the same way…through a bead and tie a double half hitch knot…OR…If you don’t like tying knots weave your tail thread away through your design, changing direction a few times to “confuse the thread path”. You can also add in a new thread the same way…just remember to exit the bead you finished your thread on before continuing with your design…x

@@JoBarclayLoggie Thank you

So pleased you find the tutorials easy to follow! The Swarovski bicone against the silver pearls is called Crystal Heliotrope....x

When you get down to about 10-15cms of thread…weave backwards through your design, changing direction if you can to “confuse the thread path”. Or you can end off with something like a double half hitch knot. You would start a new thread in the same way…adding in a bit further back in your design and then passing through the beads until you exit the bead you ended the previous thread on!xx

@@JoBarclayLoggie Do you by chance a video showing how to add thread?

Thanks Ann - yes indeed you could - I have made several and I love the way they sit either around your neckline or your wrist! x

She shows a necklace in the video

Hi Nina - your aqua coloured beads sound amazing! With regards to seed beads in this bracelet - you'd get by with about a third of a tube which is about 7- 8 grams...and possibly not as much as that. For your other query - I'm afraid there is a difference in size between the 11/0's and 10/s (I've used 10/0 Delicas before and they're very much bigger than 11/0 delicas), so I'm afraid you'd have to adjust the pattern - but it wouldn't be by much. If the pattern required you to pick up 5 x 10/0, you might need to pick up 7 x 11/0. The number 6/0, 8/0 ,10/0, 11/0 ,15/0 (6, 8, ,10, 11 and 15) related to the number of beads you can fit in a single line in an inch. I hope that helps...x

@@JoBarclayLoggie That's awesome Jo! It certainly was a great help, I'm afraid I go a bit faint at the thought of numbers but you explained it very well ! Thank you very much! I will do some experimentation :D

Hi Clara ... Can you explain a bit more? My knowledge of clamshells is that you could use them cover a crimp bead...and when using wireline or wildfire, we don't use crimps we tend to knot instead. x

I tend to use 6lb FireLine in almost all of my beading projects....it's my go to thread! ;-) And the clasp is 10mm or 1cm in diameter...x

Do you ever use Wildfire for necklaces? I sometimes feel that fireline leaves my project a little floppy.

I always use either fireline or wildfire... the necklaces I’ve made might be a little floppy but once they’re on, they sit on the neckline beautifully...x

@@JoBarclayLoggie Thank you for your prompt reply. I've made several of your designs. Your tutorials are easy to follow which makes beading more fun. Thanks for your channel. Its awesome.

Hi everyone. It has been many years since I beaded. I had forgotten a lot of details. Your tutorials have helped me & my arthritic hands in so many ways. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!😊

I hope you have success next time Karuna...x

Forgive my auto correct (Jo)

lol!! x

Hi Heidi... Trying to think of exactly what you mean but if your loops aren't lying flat, perhaps your tension is too tight and you need to loosen things a little. Maybe your big bead in the centre isn't the same as I've used and therefore yip it's slightly bigger you would need to increase the number of seed beads in your loop. Perhaps try adding an extra seed bead either side of the crystal in the loop and see if that makes a difference...x

Hi Shelby...not too sure what you're asking - are you asking if the flat spiral technique can be made into a choker necklace? If so, the answer is yes...x

What I am asking is that if you could find a bead stitch pattern that’s different and call it that

Hi - In this particular demo I used 8mm pearls and I had 18 of them in my bracelet and I haven't yet worked with doubling over my fire line - a single thread seems to be just fine. Stay well ...x

That depends on how long you want your piece to be. How big is the wrist

I tend to work with a double wingspan of thread (about 3m) and then add more in if necessary. However; if you are still fairly new to beading, I would suggest using about a meter and a half at a time because the longer the length of thread you use, the more chance there is of you getting in a tangle. x

I'm quite sure that it looks better than you think! We are our worst critics! Is there a chance that your work flips over part way through - as this can cause the spiral to look a little awkward?! Otherwise, it can only be down to tension! xx

Every now then I get a comment from someone who says the sound is too low. It would appear that on some devices this is true; however; I don't know what causes it or how to fix it for those few. If I could I would, I'm just thankful that for the majority of people watching my tutorials, the sound isn't an issue. If I look at the individual recordings, the sound is all okay, so I feel a little stumped! x

Errrmmm...and I'm always turning the volume of my voice down when I listen back! ;-) I'm sorry you can't hear me, but I'm afraid I don't know why that is...x

Hi Rosess12...I get my beads from bead shops in the UK...if you're in the UK and would like to know which ones - just let me know!