Assembly of a Beaded Barrette

This will be the last session working with the "sunburst" barrette. Read each step carefully before proceeding to the next step. These are the final steps:

1. Tie off  and cut your needle thread from your barrette, leaving about 3 inches hanging

      2. Remove barrette from loom by loosening threads from one end at a time

       3. Twist end threads (one end at a time) and glue to the back of the barrette. Make sure to pull threads tightly against side of barrette

NOTE: If like me you get glue on your hands or if the glue leaks through to the front of your barrette, nail polish remover will remove it.
      4. After securing all threads (be sure to secure your threads from the needle also) to the back of the barrette trim threads

     5. Measure barrette against your felt, measuring twice the width of your barrette (see photo following step 6)
     6. Remove middle bar from barrette blank

     7. Place blank between the fold of felt, folding bottom half over top of blank, mark top of felt where the latch and hinge ends are
     8. Cut slits in felt and push latch and hinge ends up through felt

     9. Replace middle bar into barrette
     10. Using the same thread used for beading, sew felt to the barrette

NOTE: You may use any technique that works best for you; however I use one of two techniques;

• a whip stitch around the edges of the barrette
• a basic stitch in between each bead row, being careful to hide your stitch among the beads

Now you may wear your barrette with great pride.
Congratulations on completing your  "sunburst" barrette!