This is the thing here...We are talking thousands of $$$$. I have people get excited when they see my beads and ask if they can learn. They are surprised at the cost for classes and that they have to travel to get to one.
Then they ask how much it costs to start making beads...I say thousands if you want to do it comfortably and safely with a goodly amount of supplies.
I don't think they believe me.
It was cheaper to own horses...It was cheaper to do watercolors, it was cheaper to do pottery....I thought all of those things were soooo expensive back when I was doing them...Hummph.
Lorraine