Cord for lampwork beads

Kalera Stratton wrote:

that VJ uses, with the same kind of }}adjustable{{{ knot. I wouldn't mind

Ok I've seen this twice now... ? Do you know of a link that shows how
to make them? It may be something I've seen but probably not.

Polly
=====

Haw! That hurt my head, too.

~~~Hey, Kandice.. usually I let sleeping dogs lie.. but this time.. I
have to..and Im so sorry to correct your grammar in public, its just
the mental image
of a braided pleather not laying right is so funny to me right now.~~

The unbraided imitation leather I saw in the Rio catalogue was woven cotton.

Tina


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
No - the pleather I got is unbraided - it's just one strand. Braided
would
be pretty, but I am not sure it would lay right.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Thanks, Kandice,

I checked out beadaholic. Thanks for the suggestion. I see an
imitation
leather woven cotton cord in FMG. Is that the same thing? (Their
catalogue
is a useful reference).

Thanks for the cord size vs mandrel size too.

Tina


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
I've been using 1-2mm black pleather cord. It doesn't crack, is
finished
nicely, and drapes really well. Beads made with 1/16" mandrels fit
really
well on the 1mm cord. The larger holed beads fit well on the 2mm cord.
I got my pleather cord on ebay - from javabead, I think, or
beadaholique.
Both are great sellers.
You can get the cord end crimps from beadaholique - sterling silver
works
best.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I have some focals I'd like to feature simply on a cord. With a
little
silver and maybe a couple accents.

What is a good cord to use?

For myself I'd probably just want to put it on a soft leather or
suede
cord,
and just knot it in the back. Even make it up as the mood strikes
me.
Some
of the more nicely finished leather cords crack with use. I've also
seen
nicely finished rubber cord. Satin cord snags too easily, and I
worry
about
the scratchiness of ribbon.

And then there's color.

I think of leather in blacks and browns. Lighter colors of leather
get
darkened by oil, and even a little dirt -- especially suede. Red
still
seems like leather, or else a cut. What do you all think of purple
leather
or turquoise or green? Does it feel like a wrong color for leather?

As I said, I've seen very nicely finished rubber cords. And it seems
to
come in a lot of colors. But while the black rubber sounds "nice",
the
colors seem kind of "plastic".

I love to hear thoughts on this.

Tina

Exactly. I wasn't looking at it for keeping cost down as much as for
keeping it as simple as possible to focus on the bead.

Tina


"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
...
Christina Peterson wrote:
I like leather too. For my own use I'd be happy to just cut a cord, or
use
a black leather shoe or boot lace, and wear it with a square knot.

I bought some beads which were strung on "rubber". I didn't like how it
was
finished -- rather large black hard plastic "crimp", about 6mm, to form
a
loop, and a black plastic bi-cone/toggle about 15 to 18mm. But the cord
itself looked nice. I would want to use SS crimped cord ends.

Tina

For my pendants, I send them strung on the same kind of satin rattail
that VJ uses, with the same kind of adjustable knot. I wouldn't mind
going to a more "finished" sort of clasp, but the cord, for me, is
simply a temporary "for presentation" item, which will likely be soon
replaced with something of the customer's choosing. I do like the rubber
cord, and Kandice finished hers with a lovely silver hook clasp, but
it's much more expensive and I might have to charge more than $10 for my
pendants, then.

-Kalera

Polly Stewart wrote:
Kalera Stratton wrote:

that VJ uses, with the same kind of }}adjustable{{{ knot. I wouldn't mind


Ok I've seen this twice now... ? Do you know of a link that shows how
to make them? It may be something I've seen but probably not.

Polly
=====


Oh my, it's so simple to do and so difficult to explain... let me look
and see if I can find something!

OK, here's the one I use, except I also simple-knot the ends of the cord
to keep it from slipping:
http://www.jagwearjewelry.com/neckladj.htm

Kalera Stratton wrote:

http://www.jagwearjewelry.com/neckladj.htm

Thanks, I'll go look...

Polly
=====

vj wrote:
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Polly Stewart
:

Oh... blast from the past!!! I used to do that as a kid with leather for
bracelets... then wear them till they fell off!

Cool... thanks!

Polly
=====

ROFL - ooooookay - I am so not getting this! And that's totally fine!
I'm so hazy from being sick this week, that thinking straight is an issue
for me too. Hehehehe

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Hey, Kandice.. usually I let sleeping dogs lie.. but this time.. I have
to..
and Im so sorry to correct your grammar in public, its just the mental
image
of a braided pleather not laying right is so funny to me right now.
Im seeing it either producing eggs badly or flunking out of hooker school.
Put up with me a while longer, Im almost out of pain meds (toothy came
out..
healing nicely).
Diana

--
Weird people need beads, too
"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
No - the pleather I got is unbraided - it's just one strand. Braided
would
be pretty, but I am not sure it would lay right.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Thanks, Kandice,

I checked out beadaholic. Thanks for the suggestion. I see an
imitation
leather woven cotton cord in FMG. Is that the same thing? (Their
catalogue
is a useful reference).

Thanks for the cord size vs mandrel size too.

Tina


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
I've been using 1-2mm black pleather cord. It doesn't crack, is
finished
nicely, and drapes really well. Beads made with 1/16" mandrels fit
really
well on the 1mm cord. The larger holed beads fit well on the 2mm
cord.
I got my pleather cord on ebay - from javabead, I think, or
beadaholique.
Both are great sellers.
You can get the cord end crimps from beadaholique - sterling silver
works
best.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I have some focals I'd like to feature simply on a cord. With a
little
silver and maybe a couple accents.

What is a good cord to use?

For myself I'd probably just want to put it on a soft leather or
suede
cord,
and just knot it in the back. Even make it up as the mood strikes
me.
Some
of the more nicely finished leather cords crack with use. I've also
seen
nicely finished rubber cord. Satin cord snags too easily, and I
worry
about
the scratchiness of ribbon.

And then there's color.

I think of leather in blacks and browns. Lighter colors of leather
get
darkened by oil, and even a little dirt -- especially suede. Red
still
seems like leather, or else a cut. What do you all think of purple
leather
or turquoise or green? Does it feel like a wrong color for leather?

As I said, I've seen very nicely finished rubber cords. And it
seems
to
come in a lot of colors. But while the black rubber sounds "nice",
the
colors seem kind of "plastic".

I love to hear thoughts on this.

Tina

So laying should be lying? lieing? LOL no, that's not it. Ehhhh, my head
hurts, too. ROFL

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
oups.com...
Haw! That hurt my head, too.

~~~Hey, Kandice.. usually I let sleeping dogs lie.. but this time.. I
have to..and Im so sorry to correct your grammar in public, its just
the mental image
of a braided pleather not laying right is so funny to me right now.~~

Ahhhh, nope, that's not what I had. The pleather is.....well, kind of
rubbery, but not as bouncy. Not sure what it's made of, but it's synthetic
of some sort.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

The unbraided imitation leather I saw in the Rio catalogue was woven
cotton.

Tina


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
No - the pleather I got is unbraided - it's just one strand. Braided
would
be pretty, but I am not sure it would lay right.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Thanks, Kandice,

I checked out beadaholic. Thanks for the suggestion. I see an
imitation
leather woven cotton cord in FMG. Is that the same thing? (Their
catalogue
is a useful reference).

Thanks for the cord size vs mandrel size too.

Tina


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
I've been using 1-2mm black pleather cord. It doesn't crack, is
finished
nicely, and drapes really well. Beads made with 1/16" mandrels fit
really
well on the 1mm cord. The larger holed beads fit well on the 2mm
cord.
I got my pleather cord on ebay - from javabead, I think, or
beadaholique.
Both are great sellers.
You can get the cord end crimps from beadaholique - sterling silver
works
best.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I have some focals I'd like to feature simply on a cord. With a
little
silver and maybe a couple accents.

What is a good cord to use?

For myself I'd probably just want to put it on a soft leather or
suede
cord,
and just knot it in the back. Even make it up as the mood strikes
me.
Some
of the more nicely finished leather cords crack with use. I've also
seen
nicely finished rubber cord. Satin cord snags too easily, and I
worry
about
the scratchiness of ribbon.

And then there's color.

I think of leather in blacks and browns. Lighter colors of leather
get
darkened by oil, and even a little dirt -- especially suede. Red
still
seems like leather, or else a cut. What do you all think of purple
leather
or turquoise or green? Does it feel like a wrong color for leather?

As I said, I've seen very nicely finished rubber cords. And it
seems
to
come in a lot of colors. But while the black rubber sounds "nice",
the
colors seem kind of "plastic".

I love to hear thoughts on this.

Tina