Spiral Stitch Update

I know y'all have been hanging on the edge of your seats, waiting to hear how learning spiral stitch went. I think I understand it, I did about 8 inches. The problem is that I was using Silamide in a heavier weight and small-hole beads. So I broke a bead every so often, which screws up the whole affair. But I get the stitch, and though it's very slow it's also fun. I'll go back to it, but now I'm going off in several other directions at once!