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i've added a few pictures of the next few projects that i want to make. the first one, i want to make it out of either wire mesh, or a beaded net. the problem is, i don't know where to get a pattern for a beaded net that has close enough stitches to hold up wire, and i can't find many places that sell the type of mesh that i'm looking for. any suggestions?









my problem with this one is the wire. i don't know how i'd assemble a drawstring bag so that when its being closed, the wire will also form into a closed shape. should i stitch the wire onto the bag in a few places? also, has anybody ever used a bead reamer? if so, does it work well with pearls? i'm probably going to need one for the bag, because i want to be able to fit a few pieces of 26 gauge wire through some of the pearls.

also, my sewing machine is acting funny. every time i try to stitch something, it won't stitch properly. it'll do something like this: ----____---- where the dashed line is the stitch and the straight line is thread that didn't go though the fabric. when i turned the fabric upside-down, there was so much loose thread. i'm probably going to have to get it serviced. here's some pics of what i'm talking about:











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