Thank you. I just added one bead at a time, running a thread through the seam with little stitches that do not show. Now I am hooked on beading. I have lots pf beads from when my girls were hooked on making earrings. The bead district in NYC is intoxicating. I was surprised that I had to buy 25 bead needles at a time, but they seem to bend easily. Perhaps that is why. Please show us some of your work. TY