I do know how to string beads onto yarn, but using that yarn for weft boggles me. If I string on a whole lot of beads, those beads are all relatively close to the end of the yarn. What's a reasonable method to spread those beads out along a good length of yarn - enough to wind a bobbin with? No matter what I think of - using a ball winder, a swift, a bobbin winder, I have to know in advance how much/length yarn I need and cut it to that length. Aren't I then opening myself to lots of tangling prior to actually getting it wound on a bobbin?
I'm hoping there's a reasonable/sensible way to do this that my not-so-analytical mind just hasn't come up with.
Thanks for your help!