Nice work Natalie, I especially like the beads pressed between two stamps to make a tablet. Do you poke the stick in, then press the stamps, or do you press the stamps then poke the hole?
I let them sit for about 10 minutes and then poke the hole. This lets them firm just a bit so that the knitting needle (what I prefer use) can slide through without distortion. If it is firm to begin with I poke right away.
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Nice work Natalie, I especially like the beads pressed between two stamps to make a tablet. Do you poke the stick in, then press the stamps, or do you press the stamps then poke the hole?
Thanks for sharing!
– Elaine Ray
Thanks Elaine 🙂
I let them sit for about 10 minutes and then poke the hole. This lets them firm just a bit so that the knitting needle (what I prefer use) can slide through without distortion. If it is firm to begin with I poke right away.
Natalie