i enjoy doing beadwork and writing my own patterns.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other artworks. Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, and bead knitting. Beads, made of durable materials, survive in the archaeological record appearing with the very advent of modern man, \"Homo sapiens\". Beads are used for religious purposes, as good luck talismans, for barter, and as curative agents. Modern beadwork is often used as a creative hobby to create jewelry, handbags, coasters, plus dozens of other crafts, and even copies of paintings. Beads are available in many different designs, sizes, colors, shapes, and materials, allowing much variation among bead artisans and projects. Simple projects can be created in less than an hour by novice beaders, while complex beadwork may take weeks of meticulous work with specialized tools and equipment. Many free patterns and tutorials can be found in Internet.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think beadwork is pretty cool and thinking about learning how to do it. Do you"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I do, I like making jewelry and wall hangings the most."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sounds pretty fun too! Do you know what kind of items one needs to start beadworking?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not a lot, mainly just beads of different shapes and sizes and materials, a needle, and whatever you're stringing them on to"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well, that doesn't sound very expensive! I will have to pick some up. Is it best to go to a craft store, or a regular discount store?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I get a lot of my supplies at Walmart or sometimes Sam's Club"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, Walmart probably has the best prices then?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yep, and they're everywhere. 11,703 stores in 28 countries!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! That's so many Walmart's! I'm not surprised though. They are the dominating company in discount."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They really are, and they're also considered the largest international discount retail chain."}]