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Now you're going to string on your next cluster. And it's nice to before each strand, you set
up your clusters in a line and you think about the color and how big they are and what the
focal point is going to be on that line before you start stringing them. It's nice to set
them up ahead of time. Then you want to measure about four inches between each cluster; three
and a half to four inches. You don't have to do it exactly precise, but about four inches
is a good amount. And I'm going to pull this one back up a little bit. And then put your
next crimp bead on. Okay. And then again, you take your needle-nosed pliers and you
give that crimp bead a really good squeeze. Now the beads will go slide up, but they will
not go past the crimp bead. And then move on to your next cluster and continue on down
until you get to the end cluster and the end bead. Okay, and then after you come up through
the bead, you want to tie it off here. You can push these other beads up out of the way
and then just tie that with a couple of simple knots and you can even touch it with a little
bit of glue, to make sure, a nice clear glue just to make sure that it's secure. Okay.
And then just trim off the extra. And then we're finished with our first bead strand
and we'll do our next bead strand.