Butler Dental Floss Threaders

No, this isn't off topic.

My favorite new beading tool is a Butler Dental Floss Threader -- not the
white kind that looks like a teenage mutant toothpick, but the blue kind
with a big loop and about a 2 inch stiff end.

My bead crochet teacher gave us all one and said they were useful in getting
thread through beads when you couldn't use a needle. I threw mine in my
bead box and forgot about it. Until the other day, when I needed to pull
five stands of Nymo back through a bead or two to bury the ends. No way was
I going to be able to do it with a needle -- it wasn't long enough. Out
came the floss threader, into the beads it went, and the nymo went through
the loop, disappearing nicely into the beads. I've used it several times
since.

These appear to be getting hard to find, so if you run across some in you
friendly local drugstore, buy a pack. I bought a pack of 50 the other day,
which I expect to outlast me.

Elise

Someone take a picture of this floss threader so I know what I'm looking
in the store for. Please and thank you.

Ray

EL wrote:

No, this isn't off topic.

My favorite new beading tool is a Butler Dental Floss Threader -- not the
white kind that looks like a teenage mutant toothpick, but the blue kind
with a big loop and about a 2 inch stiff end.

My bead crochet teacher gave us all one and said they were useful in getting
thread through beads when you couldn't use a needle. I threw mine in my
bead box and forgot about it. Until the other day, when I needed to pull
five stands of Nymo back through a bead or two to bury the ends. No way was
I going to be able to do it with a needle -- it wasn't long enough. Out
came the floss threader, into the beads it went, and the nymo went through
the loop, disappearing nicely into the beads. I've used it several times
since.

These appear to be getting hard to find, so if you run across some in you
friendly local drugstore, buy a pack. I bought a pack of 50 the other day,
which I expect to outlast me.

Elise

Ray, I can send you several threaders if you like. DD has braces and we
have plenty of those things around. Email me at arleenb at bellsouth dot net
with your addy and I'll get them right out!
Arleen
PS Thanks for the tip Elise, I never would have thought of that!


"Ray DeVous" wrote in message
...
Someone take a picture of this floss threader so I know what I'm looking
in the store for. Please and thank you.

Ray

EL wrote:

No, this isn't off topic.

My favorite new beading tool is a Butler Dental Floss Threader -- not the
white kind that looks like a teenage mutant toothpick, but the blue kind
with a big loop and about a 2 inch stiff end.

My bead crochet teacher gave us all one and said they were useful in
getting
thread through beads when you couldn't use a needle. I threw mine in my
bead box and forgot about it. Until the other day, when I needed to pull
five stands of Nymo back through a bead or two to bury the ends. No way
was
I going to be able to do it with a needle -- it wasn't long enough. Out
came the floss threader, into the beads it went, and the nymo went
through
the loop, disappearing nicely into the beads. I've used it several times
since.

These appear to be getting hard to find, so if you run across some in you
friendly local drugstore, buy a pack. I bought a pack of 50 the other
day,
which I expect to outlast me.

Elise

http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gatewa...reviousURI=/CV
SApp/cvs/gateway/search?ActiveCat=499^Query=dental+floss+threader



Hope that helps.
Cheri
(Bubbee to Emily and Nathan)

http://www.dentist.net/butler-floss.asp

EEZ-Thru Floss Threader


...Stephanie..

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Cheri wrote:

http://www.cvs.com/

Man! I wish they shipped to the UK, there's a bunch of things I haven't
seen in ages. My husband loves Gold Bond Powder, and they don't sell it
over here.

What a cool site, thanks for the link. I'm going to wax my nostalgic now,
see you later.

-Su

Su,

If you are willing to pay for global priority mail ($9 US, approx) I'd be
happy to send you gold bond and floss threaders to your hearts delight.

Just let know..
Barb

"Su/Cutworks" wrote in message
...
Cheri wrote:

http://www.cvs.com/

Man! I wish they shipped to the UK, there's a bunch of things I haven't
seen in ages. My husband loves Gold Bond Powder, and they don't sell it
over here.

What a cool site, thanks for the link. I'm going to wax my nostalgic now,
see you later.

-Su

They look kind of like a piece of monofilament with the ends melted
together. If you poked the rounded end in, it would look like a heart. And
they're blue, I think.

Tina


"Ray DeVous" wrote in message
...
Someone take a picture of this floss threader so I know what I'm looking
in the store for. Please and thank you.

Ray

EL wrote:

No, this isn't off topic.

My favorite new beading tool is a Butler Dental Floss Threader -- not the
white kind that looks like a teenage mutant toothpick, but the blue kind
with a big loop and about a 2 inch stiff end.

My bead crochet teacher gave us all one and said they were useful in
getting
thread through beads when you couldn't use a needle. I threw mine in my
bead box and forgot about it. Until the other day, when I needed to pull
five stands of Nymo back through a bead or two to bury the ends. No way
was
I going to be able to do it with a needle -- it wasn't long enough. Out
came the floss threader, into the beads it went, and the nymo went
through
the loop, disappearing nicely into the beads. I've used it several times
since.

These appear to be getting hard to find, so if you run across some in you
friendly local drugstore, buy a pack. I bought a pack of 50 the other
day,
which I expect to outlast me.

Elise

All of the ones I purchased were blue. I still have some from when I had
braces a few years ago.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
...
They look kind of like a piece of monofilament with the ends melted
together. If you poked the rounded end in, it would look like a heart.
And
they're blue, I think.

Tina


"Ray DeVous" wrote in message
...
Someone take a picture of this floss threader so I know what I'm looking
in the store for. Please and thank you.

Ray

EL wrote:

No, this isn't off topic.

My favorite new beading tool is a Butler Dental Floss Threader -- not
the
white kind that looks like a teenage mutant toothpick, but the blue
kind
with a big loop and about a 2 inch stiff end.

My bead crochet teacher gave us all one and said they were useful in
getting
thread through beads when you couldn't use a needle. I threw mine in
my
bead box and forgot about it. Until the other day, when I needed to
pull
five stands of Nymo back through a bead or two to bury the ends. No
way
was
I going to be able to do it with a needle -- it wasn't long enough.
Out
came the floss threader, into the beads it went, and the nymo went
through
the loop, disappearing nicely into the beads. I've used it several
times
since.

These appear to be getting hard to find, so if you run across some in
you
friendly local drugstore, buy a pack. I bought a pack of 50 the other
day,
which I expect to outlast me.

Elise

Barb wrote:


If you are willing to pay for global priority mail ($9 US, approx) I'd be
happy to send you gold bond and floss threaders to your hearts delight.

Oooh, do you accept Paypal?

It's funny the things you miss, eh?

-Su