Francie at the FrancieNeedlepoints Instagram account shows off her fake beading-
To summarize for those who don't have an Instagram account, Francie uses either Fyre Werks or Neon Rays Plus in cross stitches to give her stitching a beaded look without beads.
Fyre Werks is a very shiny flat ribbon from Rainbow Gallery.
Neon Rays Plus, also from Rainbow Gallery, is also a flat ribbon-like thread with less sparkle than Fyre Werks but because many of the colors have metallic woven in, there is some shine.
Normally these two threads are used in long stitches to show off the metallic look but a tiny cross stitch fakes a very good bead!
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