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1. get a thin sewing pin, that will fit through the silver bead crimps.
2. thread the bead crimps onto the needle.
3. place the need and crimps onto a piece of masking tape to keep them from bouncing around.
4. place the LEDs, emitter down, onto the tape next to the crimps.
5. solder them all.
6. repeat for the other side
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awesome! if you need to solder a very large number of sequins you can easily do them in batches.
here’s a picture and description of the results:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikest/2851687771/
to further elaborate:
1. get a thin sewing pin, that will fit through the silver bead crimps.
2. thread the bead crimps onto the needle.
3. place the need and crimps onto a piece of masking tape to keep them from bouncing around.
4. place the LEDs, emitter down, onto the tape next to the crimps.
5. solder them all.
6. repeat for the other side
Comment by Mike Estee — May 17, 2012 @ 6:25 pm