[Nerida]

Thank you all for your advice - I would be lost without it - then again, I would never have bothered trying to knot without you, either!

I am wondering if it is my shoddy technique or the silk? Maybe I could post the "dodgy" silk to someone else to try....pm me if you are interested!

Caitlin, thank you for the link - I now have moss green on order from your ebay seller. Pattye - didn't Caitlin teach you to knot?? If I can try to knot, then I'm sure you will be a whiz at it - all those gorgeous pearls you own - wouldn't you rather be able to restring them at your whim?

[flycatcher]

Caitlin and Pattye,

Thanks for the info! I have ordered a spool from Cabelas. They seem to have all of the colors and sizes available. I tried a few fishing stores here locally but they all seemed to think I was crazy to want the white since it would show up in the water. But if you want moss green then that might be a good type of place to check. Now I just have to find a new clasp because the string that I just redid a few weeks ago now needs to be redone because the clasp is toast. Oh Well, at least I am getting lots of practice.

--Stephen

[Caitlin]

Cabelas!!! What a good find. Thanks big time.

Powerpro hunters, Look at this page!:LINK

150 yards for 13.99 in the 5lb, 8lb 10lb 20 lb, 30 lb. Those are the sizes best for most pearls

A little humor there--2 of the 3 customer reviews for the Powerpro are from beaders! (None appear to be from P-G members, however.)

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Sueki]

Kudos to Cabelas !!
My order arrived this morning - 55 hours after placing the order.

A huge thankyou to Flycatcher for putting me on to them.

[flycatcher]

Sueki,

That is interesting. Mine arrived today too. I have to say that it is unlike any fishing string that I have ever seen. I tried my "universal cutting tool" (AKA fingernail clippers) on it and sure enough, just as the paperwork said, they would not cut the stuff. Anyway, Cabelas was just a natural place for me to look since I happen to have one near by and buy alot of my camping and hunting gear there. I am glad it worked out.

--Stephen

[Sueki]

Hi Stephen,
Well now, when my husband saw the huge box (containing just two small reels of Powerpro) he asked "what have you bought now?"
I told him fishing line because I use it for beading.
He was perplexed until I unpacked it and he saw it. That shut him up.....
He's not seen fishing line like it before, either. I expect it will be a talking point in the pub for a few days......until the next time England lose at cricket, or soccer, or rugby, or.....
Anyway, thanks again for the heads-up.

[Caitlin]

Those little horseshoe shaped thread clippers are great. They will make a couple hundred cuts before they need changing. They cost $3-4 each, so I buy a 1/2 dozen at a time. I keep meaning to find a sharpener for them, but have not succeeded yet.

They also get into the space between the bead with their tiny tips when you are cutting a piece up.



This one costs $2.49.

[Sueki]

I've just this afternoon used the Powerpro from Cabelas and it has a cutter incorporated into the plastic spool.
Very handy indeed.

[Caitlin]

Wow. That is where my next order comes from. Will the cutter help cut them apart too?

[Sueki]

Hi Caitlin,
No, the cutter is only good for cutting off a length from the reel - the cutter is a tiny blade set into the plastic spool. It is, however, very handy and saves the nippers a few cuts.
Sorry, I meant to post this earlier, but got carried away with this - the necklace I made this afternoon using moss green Powerpro.

[Caitlin]

How do you like the color with the pearls? I can't really tell what color it is. The pearls are a knockout!

[knotty panda]

Looks as though she has sweet little rondels incorporated and you can't see the line. Has anyone contacted the fishing line manufacturer to make them a site sponsor?

Woo, Hoo, Sueki!

Please tell us more about the pearls! That turned out just fab! Yes, I thought I saw roundels also------

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Caitlin]

Has anyone contacted the fishing line manufacturer to make them a site sponsor?

A sponsor of this site? I don't think so. Jeremy has turned down offers like from the tir-dorcknorer. (Thank goodness!!!) I figure yall could read that but the robots wouldn't pick up on it.