BEAD CORD

GRIFFIN SILK (Carded w/Needle)
   BY SIZE
   BY COLOR

100% real silk is the traditional way of bead stringing.   I suggest using silk cords when your project is all real pearls or mostly pearls.  Other stringing materials hurt the pearls.  Silk tends to fray and stretch. Silk breaks down in 3-5 years, so anything strung with silk will have to be restrung.

NOTE:  Different manufacturers use different 'sizing' systems to label the sizes of their cords.

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

Simply take it from the card and off you go.  The twisted stainless steel needle at the end of the cord saves threading time.  Doubling the thread is not necessary.  You can knot the cord easily because the thread has the correct twist.  

The most popular sizes are #0, #1 and #2 for use with pearls, and #4 and #6 for use with other beads.

Also see the section on TOOLS AND SUPPLIES.

KITS
PEARL KNOTTING WARREN'S WAY
w/8mm Beads or w/10mm Beads
Bead Stringing Curriculum
Beginner Level

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