BEAD CORDS SIZE COMPARISON CHART

BEAD CORDS vs. THREADS

People often confuse BEAD CORDS and THREADS.

Beading Threads are very thin ribbons, and are meant to be fully covered with beads, thus hidden within your pieces. They are typically waxed with beeswax to keep them from fraying. Threads, once waxed, are actually stronger and more durable than bead cords, but they are unsightly. Threads are used in both bead weaving and bead stringing projects.

Beading Cords are threads that are braided together, to make them visually attractive. But you don't wax bead cords -- this would make them ugly. So bead cords will have problems of fraying and stetching that waxed threads will not. Bead Cords are used for projects where you want the cord to show, like putting knots between beads, or tin cup necklaces where you have a cluster of beads, then a length of cord showing, and then another cluster of beads, then the cord, and so forth.

SIZE COMPARISON CHARTS

Remember that the size of the bead's hole must be larger than the diameter of the cord.

	No. 0 - apprx 0.30mm (.012")
	No. 1 - apprx 0.35mm (.014")
	No. 2 - apprx 0.45mm (.018")
	No. 3 - apprx 0.50mm (.020")
	No. 4 - apprx 0.60mm (.024")
	No. 5 - apprx 0.65mm (.026")
	No. 6 - apprx 0.70mm (.028")
	No. 7 - apprx 0.75mm (.030")
	No. 8 - apprx 0.80mm (.032")
	No. 10 - apprx 0.90mm (.036")
	No. 12 - apprx 0.98mm (.039")
	No. 14 - apprx 1.02mm (.040")
	No. 16 - apprx 1.05mm (.042")

C-Lon Nylon Bead Cord Sizes

	Micro/ Tex-70  - apprx 0.115mm
	Tex-135  - apprx 0.40mm
	#18/Tex-200 Regular  - apprx 0.50mm
	Tex-400 - apprx 0.90mm

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