Abstract: A bead threading tool (4) formed by a folded wire having a distal end (6) formed by twisting the folded end of the wire, an intermediate section (5, 15) formed by the spaced apart folded over halves of the folded wire and a proximal end (8) formed by the tips of the folded wire fixably held by a holder (7) for holding the tool during use. During the crocheting or knitting process the tool (4) is used to add beads (2) to an article by placing the beads (2) onto the tool (4) by inserting the distal end (6) through the bead hole (14), inserting a pull-up loop (10) of the working thread (9) between wires of the intermediate section (5, 15), pulling the loop (10) toward the distal end (6) until it is hooked in the distal end, moving the beads (2) toward the distal end onto the loop (10), then removing the loop (10) from the tool by moving the loop from the distal end (6) into the intermediate section (5, 15) and completing the stitch to secure the bead (2) to a desired location of the article.