I´m not sure if I understand. What I mean with saying that I have four strands that have to go through the gimp is that I use two strands of silk and then when I thread the needle the two strands stick out on the other end, making it four strands. I´m using this method btw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O12P1OaMCe8 Just watching it makes my fingers itch for something to knot...
Do you mean that I should only knot the last 3 pearls with one strand of silk? Going to try with a thinner threadthickness and thicker gimp anyway, hope it works. Thanks for taking time to help me.
Another question, since I can´t find 14 k gimp I´m wondering if vermeil would work instead? Is the plating likely to wear off?
Also, I´m about to place a big order on FireMountain on pearls for knotting, just because it´s so fun. Anyone got experience with their pearls? I don´t require any superquality, just not bad quality either.