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Thread a Bead ...

Easy guides for Preschool stitch and sewing activities: Projects for Design and home needs ..

Thread a Bead
Guide for stitch projects or Preschool & Nursery activities
This picture guide is an easy way to thread beads onto ribbon, wool or cord..

If you have large chunky beads in your preschool provide child friendly large blunt needles, lengths of wool and scissors. 
Allow the Children to experiment with the tools & equipment that you have displayed ..

Problem solving - mathmatical sizing, positioning and forecasting events is a great way to explore the possibilities of this help guide / process method ...

Step by Step guide to threading Ribbon through Beads ..
For this thread a bead guide YOU WILL NEED


 Needle & Cotton
 Bead and the ribbon ~ wool: other material lengths



  Thread the needle and match the length so that the threrad is doubled ~ for strength.
Pass it through the bead ...


 Pass the needle back through ~ keeping the loop this has made open ...


 Slot the end of the ribbon ~ wool through the thread loop ...




 Take hold of the cotton and gently but firmly,  pull the ribbon through the Bead.



 Knot the end of the ribbon securely so that the bead does not slide off.