Cord for lampwork beads

I use nylon rattail cord for all my pendants, I fire polish the ends of the
cord to stop unraveling. I get it by the roll & include a piece with every
bead or pendant I sell.
Emmett

"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
...
I don't recall coming across it. Does it have a specific name, or can you
suggest a source?

Tina


"Lara" wrote in message
...
I like to use a braided cotton cord. I don't know the name, but it comes
in
brown and black and in the middle is monofiliment. I like to pull this
out
so that I can get a better knot and so that it drapes better. It holds
up
very well to lampwork beads.

Lara

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"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
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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

Thanks VJ. I've been reading, just haven't posted in ages. Might
actually have the hang of this new format too. ;-)

Mary T. 8-)

Aunt Molly's Bead Street
http://www.flash.net/~mjtafoya
eBay: seriousbeader

Is Neoprene sold as "rubber"? Aka Latex?

The edges of ribbon usually scratch me with their edges. Velvet sounds nice
too. I'm reluctant to put ribbon that can get wrinkly with an expensive
bead, at least for sale.

Thanks for your help.

Tina


"Marisa Cappetta" wrote in message
...
Black Neoprene doesn't have the plastic look, it's matte. Double satin
ribbon shouldn't scratch. I don't think coloured leathers are wrong. Any
and
all of your ideas sound fine, just different from each other. I'd add one
more suggestion: velvet ribbon.

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www.galleryvittoria.com
"She who dies with the biggest stash, wins."



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

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

I didn't see a reference for "buna cord" in my catalogues or on eBay. Is
that one of the colorful "rubber" cords?

More good reports for Pleather. Thanks

Tina


"Peggy" wrote in message
...
I have one of Kandice's bracelets that she made with pleather. I've worn
it
a lot, and I'm hard on bracelets because of all the work I do
restoring/repairing our house. The pleather gets wet all the time, and
has
had a couple of pretty good tugs, too. So far, it's held up great and
still
looks really nice.

And, Tina, I agree about the "plastic" look of some of the colored cords.
I
have a small length of blue buna cord. I don't like it at all for exactly
that reason, though I've heard others rave about it. I'm going to try
designing a bracelet where the beads are fixed with tiny bits of the blue
buna showing in between--I think that might look good. But I sure
wouldn't
use buna for a single focal with a couple of other beads. It's very
"plastic," as you say.



"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

Sounds like the cord Emmett was referring to. How do you finish it? Will
it take a "crimp end"?

Tina


"vj" wrote in message
...
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Christina Peterson"
:

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

Tina:
the "stuff" shown here
http://www.vickijean.com/images/meta...bronze_001.jpg
is what we've been using until we come up with something else.
it's all of 20cents/yard at the hardware store [admittedly, *my*
hardware store is different from everyone else's!]
the ends melt. it stays together.

if you want me to send you some, just let me know!


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I've tried to find this in my various catalogues, but haven't seen it,
though I found tightly woven waxed cotton.

How would you fix a clasp onto this?

Tina


"Lara" wrote in message
...
I like to use a braided cotton cord. I don't know the name, but it comes
in
brown and black and in the middle is monofiliment. I like to pull this out
so that I can get a better knot and so that it drapes better. It holds up
very well to lampwork beads.

Lara

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"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
...
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

Those finished Neoprene cords sound nice. The thickness of the cord would
accommodate a heavier bead without looking like a weight on it too.

I've used a tiny SS snake cord. My only concern with that was that the
clasp, tiny enough to go through a bead, might not be reliable.

Thanks,

Tina


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
. giganews.com...
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:57:05 -0500, Christina Peterson wrote
(in message ):

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".

Once again, Barbara F-L came to the rescue with a tiny group buy of
neoprene cords. I bought black cords in a very small diameter (2
mm), and some eggplant cords in 4 mm. The dark colors are very nice,
not at all cheap looking, and didn't have that "plastic" feeling that
I think you mean. I really love them, and have been playing with the
cords, trying to figure out exactly what I want to do with them.

The cords were pretty inexpensive, a couple of dollars apiece, and
are finished with sterling silver ends. Barbara, could you help me
remember wher eyou bought the cords? I thought it might be
Thunderbird Supply, but I'm not 100% sure.

Another "cord" I've been using is 1 mm sterling silver snake chain.
I've been buying them 10 or 20 at a time on Ebay, and they're as
cheap as the rubber cords. I put one lampwork bead on a chain as a
present, and it looks wonderful. Takes all of three seconds to do,
too. :-)

Kathy N-V

Thank you all, for responding. Took a while to digest all that information.
Yup, I'm slow. My bead resources here are good for so small a town, but
there are so many things I wish I could see in person.

Tina

"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
...
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

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



"ally" wrote in message
...
I like leather or leatherlike stuff personally, though I will never knot
again after I lost one of my Tink beads when a necklace came undone and
got lost in my cleavage!

At the moment I am trying out the neoprene stuff which I bought a roll
of, but I dont really like that either. I dont think it looks as nice
as leather and undoes even more easily, I nearly lost another necklace
the other day.

So I now have an order in for some more of the cord crimp ends whcih are
perfect and look nicer than a knot too. I am also more grateful I have
a large chest - put there especially to catch badly knotted necklacesG
:-)
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ally
website: www.alcom.demon.co.uk