How To Add A Stop Bead
Step 1: Thread your needle and add a seed bead. The seed bead can be any bead, it won't be part of the finished piece. Position the bead so that you have a few inches of thread left as a "tail at the end.
Step 2: Pass the needle back through the bead.
Step 3: Finished stop bead. The bead will remain in place tentatively. Once you finish beading, remove the bead by gently pulling it off and weave or knot the remaining "tail".