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Old June 8th 04, 06:30 PM
roxan
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You will love it if you can get a hold of some. It is fishing line but not
just any fishing line. Here is the site for Cabelas which may ship to
Australia. Look on the lower left hand side and you will see FireLine. I use
6 pound test line which is very strong and easy to work with.
Roxan
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...y.jhtml?id=cat
600395&navAction=jump&navCount=0&parentId=cat20166 &parentType=category&rid=&
_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fcatego ry-link.jhtml_A&_DAV=MainC
atcat20166
"Gemfyre" wrote in message
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I've never heard of or seen Fireline in Australia.
Seems like pretty good stuff, everyone here seems to rave about it.

Gemfyre

"roxan" wrote in message
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Then why not use FireLine which is much better and stronger and knots

well.
Roxan
"Gemfyre" wrote in message
. au...
Using Nymo thread.
Wire and crimps would give a really messy look I'd think, I'm trying

for
an
antique kinda look.


http://members.iinet.net.au/~daycare...tiquepearl.jpg -
the
was the first strand. I want to add two more to it. It's all taken

apart
at the moment though, hafta start again.

Gemfyre

"roxan" wrote in message
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What kind of beading thread are you using? I would not tie them off

until
you get all of them finished them take all three threads and tie

them
off
together. Better yet use SoftFlex wire and put them through a crimp

and
finish them off.
Roxan
"Gemfyre" wrote in message
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I'm used to making stuff with tigertail and crimps. Pretty easy.

At the moment however I'm trying to make a 3 stranded bracelet on
beading
thread with a toggle clasp.

I tell you what I am about to give up - it looks like I'm gonna

hafta
restring the entire thing.

I did the first strand and the knots were messy and not big enough

(the
knots slid right through the beads) and on the other end it was

even
more
of
a mess. And then I'm not sure what happened but the length of

thread
between
the toggle and last bead kept growing until it was about 1.5cm of

just
thread between the last bead and the toggle.

And the second strand! Well I got to the end of it and went to tie

it
to
the
other end of the toggle and the OTHER end decided to undo itself!

I
don't
have enough thread to retie it easily so I'll have to start again.

I think I've used about 2 metres of beading thread so far and have

no
actual
pieces to show for it.

Any tips on how to do this so it all stays snug and neat? I'm

using
a
homemade needle which looks very similar to the ones I've seen in

stores
that cost $4 a pop. I find it awkward to stop the thread from

falling
out
of
the needle and the needle bends, but that's useful in a way

because
I
can
maneuver it.

*sigh* I REALLY want to make this bracelet because it will look

awesome
when
properly done. It's just doing it properly that's the problem.

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http://members.iinet.net.au/~daycare...jewelsale.html


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