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Beading Acronyms
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I remember the first time I came across my first beading acronym or beading abbreviation.
Needless to say, I was puzzled.
I could not for the life of me figure out what aliens had to do with beading. Let alone their mode of transportation. UFO, as it turns out, does not refer to an alien, green or otherwise.
Nor to their mode of transportation as I wrongly assumed.
It refers to an Un-Finished Object. Yep. We have them in the beading world. UFOs.
Dispelling Confusion
I wanted to write up a list of acronyms that are commonly used in association with beading, and also used in online communities such as Facebook. Hopefully, this list of commonly used terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms will help clear up things and eliminate confusion.
Ever Growing List
This is by no means the complete exhaustive list of acronyms or abbreviations used in connection with all things beading. I’ll be adding to it and updating it as I come across new terms. But for now, without further ado, I give you….. in no particular order…. well in some order….
List of Beading Acronyms and Abbreviations
Beading Specific
ANDY – Are You Done Yet?
ABS – Art Bead Scene
BAL – Bead-A-Long
BCPD – Bead Crochet Pattern Designer
BPJ – Bead Project Journal
BLBL – Bead Looming Bucket List
BT4 – BeadTool4
CC – Crunchy Clasp
DBP – Digital Bead Planner
DOC – Document
FFO – Fully Finished Object
LBS – Local Bead Store
LIP – Looming in Progress
OS – Operating System
PAT – Pattern
PIC – Picture or Photo
PNBT– Pass Needle Back Through
PNT– Pass Needle Through
SLN – Split Loom Necklace
UFO – Un-Finished Object
VID – Video
WLIT – What Loom is that?
WIP – Work in Progress
Non-Beading Specific
BRB – Be Right Back
BIL – Brother In Law
DD – Darling Daughter
DH – Darling Husband
DIL – Daughter In Law
DP – Darling Partner
DS – Darling Son
GOL – Giggling Out Loud
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid
LMAO – Laughing My Ass Off
LOL – Laugh out Loud or Lots of Laughs
MIL – Mother In Law
SIL– Son In Law
SO – Significant Other
Hope that helps
This list is a work in progress. I’m sure I’ll come across some other versions of UFOs as time goes by, and when I do, this list will be updated.
If you know of an acronym that I have overlooked please send me a message below and let me know!
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