You can also use it when working on the loom and wherever you need a thin, but strong thread. Each spool contains 46 meters of thread. They are available in only one thickness: dtex, i. Nymo is a waxed nylon thread most commonly available on small bobbins yards.
It has various sizes from FF. B and D are most popular. Nymo is a good choice for bead weaving on or off loom or any other beadwork that demands a tough yet fine thread. Fits through sizes 10 and 12 beading needles. Made in Japan, it is pre-waxed, colourfast tangle resistant and can be tightly knotted. Fireline is a very strong pre-waxed braided cord, it is one of the most popular threads to use in the beading world. This is a highly recommended thread due to its strength and versatility, making it great to use on a variety of jewellery projects such as bead weaving and loom designs.
Beadsmith SuperLon also known as S-Lon threads come in many colours and thicknesses. This thread is flexible, smooth, pleasant to work with and most importantly — they maintain the elasticity of the product. As strong they work well with leather and upholstery fabrics, so it is not surprising that they are happy to be used by upholsterers. Miyuki Thread allows you to create beautifully weaved jewellery, decorative braids, ideal for crochet, beaded embroidery or soutache.
This thread is also ideal for beads on the loom, or weaving on a kumihimo disk. The possibilities are endless! Choose the right colour, match it to other elements of your super design Polyester Thread is uniformly twisted with a slight sheen, maintaining palpable rigidity. This thread is ideal for knotting and has a thickness of 0. Polyester is a strong fiber, it perfectly copes with both jewellery stones, metal spacers with small holes and various beads.
This is a bendy wire used for both craft use e. This wire ranges from very fine e. See wire gauges for the different thicknesses and conversion to US gauges. European wire coated copper or silver wire is measured in millimetres whilst the US use gauges. The most commonly used gauges are listed below:. Too fine for firm shaping. Memory wire is a steel wire which keeps it's shape so is great for designs such as spiral bracelets. Simply string the beads and turn a loop or use the memory wire bead ends.
Cut with hard memory wire cutters. Memory wire is great as it expands to any wrist size. French wire or Gimp Wire is a length of fine metal coils, it is extremely delicate, so you will need to handle with care. You can use French wire in your designs to protect your stringing materials and you will only need a small amount at each end of your design.
It is a wire that behaves like a thread, combining strength with versatility making it a very popular product for stringing necklaces and bracelets. It drapes, but not as softly as thread. It is very versatile but cannot be knotted. Pendants are generally attached with jump rings or split rings, or handmade wire-wrapped attachments. Jump Rings Split Rings Nylon Necklace Cords are nice looking, unusual, and inexpensive options for displaying handmade pendants.
Thread Burners Flocked Necklace Cords are sleek and inexpensive with a"velveteen" outer coating. Use a large jump ring or wire-wrap a bail to attach a pendant. It's also available as finished necklaces and bracelets with a clasp already attached!
Use chain for everything from stringing heavy statement necklaces, to making free-form multistrand beaded chain necklaces, to linking delicate filigree findings and crystal beads. Use for chokers, bracelets, wine-glass charms and rings. Finish ends with memory-wire end caps, or use durable round-nose pliers to twist ends into loops, then dangle charms or beads from the end loops.
Tigertail is one of the easiest stringing materials to use. Crimp Beads Crimp Pliers. Beadalon Jewelry Cable is similar to standard Beadalon, but is thicker and has no plastic coating. Nylon and Silk Needle-End Cord is easy to use because a very fine needle is built onto the cord's end.
Bullion French Wire Bead Tips. Bullion French Wire Beeswax Needles. SuperLon Bead Thread is thicker than Nymo, and available in a wide variety of colors. Power Pro Cord is a smooth waxed nylon braided bead thread. Bullion French Wire. Bullion French Wire Needles. Click here for Beading and Stringing Tools. Genuine Leather Cord is very easy to work with — string an interesting pendant with a few large-hole side beads, tie knots to hold the beads in place, and add a clasp.
Imitation Leather Cord a. Leather Cuff Bracelets are made colored with lead-free vegetable dyes. Bolo Cord is typically a braided round cord offered in vinyl, rayon and leather. Waxed Cotton Cord is very similar to leather cord, but since it is machine-made, it is much more regular in size and color than leather cord. Rubber Cording is round, flexible cording, great for showing off specialty beads and pendants.
Hollow Rubber Tubing can be used in continuous lengths to cover an entire piece of memory wire. Super Glue Crimps. Needles Hypo Cement.
Elastic Cord is normally used for inexpensive jewelry, especially where coordination might be a problem great for kids' jewelry! Rattail is a round, satin-like cord often used to show off one large centerpiece. Braided Nylon Cord is popular for Chinese knotting.
Thread Burners. Magnetic Chokers are coated-steel neck rings with a strong magnetic barrel clasp. Split Rings Pendant Plates. When choosing a beading wire you need to consider the diameter of your wire in relation to the beads and findings you plan to use. There are a wide variety of diameters, from 0. The most popular sizes are 0. Judge the holes in the beads you plan to use and select a beading wire that fills as much of the hole as possible.
Then consider the weight of your finished jewellery piece to ensure that the break strength of the wire is sufficient. Choose wire with a high or heavy break strength when using large or heavy beads.
Seven Strand Beading Wires are made from seven strands of fine diameter stainless steel wire with a kink and abrasion resistant nylon coating. A strong general purpose wire with good drape and shape retention.
Tiger Tail is the name given to a similar coated beading wire, but most wire sold with this generic name only has three strands within it. The Beadalon product fits more strands into the same diameter of wire, but by using thinner strands the Beadalon wires have superior flexibility and strength.
Nineteen Strand Beading Wire is superior to seven strand stringing wire in terms of flexibility and strength. This wire has nineteen strands of wire encased in a kink and abrasion resistant nylon coating. Forty-Nine Strand Beading Wire is superior to both nineteen and seven strand stringing wires in terms of flexibility and drape.
This knotable wire has forty-nine strands of wire encased in a kink and abrasion resistant nylon coating. This wire gives the most professional looking result. As distinct from beading wire which is constructed to be like a metal thread, this is wire in its usual form. Most common metal types are available in jewellery wire form, with copper wires and aluminium wires available in a rainbow of colours. Wire is supplied in different wire gauges or thicknesses which are denoted by a number using the American system or by its diameter in mm elsewheres.
It is available in four different levels of hardness: dead soft wire, soft wire, half-hard wire and full-hard wire. Memory wire is the hardest of all the wire types. Wire comes in a wide variety of cross sections such as round, triangular and square.
Product successfully added to your Shopping Cart. Griffin Natural Silk Bead Cord Silk has been used as a stringing material for hundreds of years — can you imagine fine pearls strung on anything else?
Griffin No. Nymo Thread Size D Cream 0. Beadalon Supplemax Illusion Cord 0. To learn more about jewellery tools read our Guide to Beading Tools Loops of Memory Wire For Rings Beadalon Stringing Wires Beadalon produce a range of stringing wires to meet different requirements and to offer varied colour finishes. Excellent for medium to heavy weight beads.
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