The median nerve is the one that supplies sensation to the thumb side of the hand; if the nerve becomes compressed within that tunnel, numbness in thumb and fingers can occur. Several factors may have caused your median nerve to become compressed.
Vary the bead sizes on your jewelry pieces for an attractive beading display. 1  Compare bead length to inches to understand bead sizing. 2  Fill a 16-inch strand with beads of varying sizes to see the difference in size. 3  Compare seed bead sizes to inches to help size them.  Add bugle beads to jewelry according to size.
Determine which side of the wheel is the short side. Most of the time the shorter side will be the inside (side without valve stem) of wheel. Place wheel in bead breaker with the shorter side facing up. Adjust bead breaker to fit the size wheel you have and simply push tire off bead.