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    Fuzzy knots

    Thank you 😊
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    Fuzzy knots

    Thank you Pearl Dreams. I think you may be right and it's my anxiety disorder occuring. I think that was about 2 months worth of wear. And I wore them pretty heavily. I'll try and give 6 months a go and not focus on them so much. Thank you for your kindness 💖
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    Fuzzy knots

    Hi everyone, It's been a little bit of time since I've been on here. I'm now using serafil and still getting fuzzy knots. Is this because I'm using 4 threads and the knots are bigger, or this this just wear and tear if you wear your bracelet every day for a couple of months? I'm kind of at my...
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    Knots between pearls

    Oh gosh!! None of that sounds fun. And I live in Australia, it feels like practically everyone likes to go to the beach. I just don't see the appeal
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    Knots between pearls

    🤣 it's dreadful. I avoid the beach like the plague 😅
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    Knots between pearls

    Thank goodness!! I thought you would think I was weird. Isn't it an awful feeling!!
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    Knots between pearls

    Now I understand what you meant. I actually can't swim at all. Being on the spectrum I dislike the smell of chlorine, so I won't go in a pool, unless I have to for therapeutic purposes. I'm also blonde so the chlorine if I went in it regularly, and wasn't careful, would turn my hair green. Even...
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    Knots between pearls

    I just assumed since my question was specific about the thread, then so was her answer. I don't wear pearls in the shower etc but I was curious in case say I washed my hands and got water on my bracelets or I got caught in a downpour and didn't have an umbrella. I know that the pearls themselves...
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    Knots between pearls

    Hi, I'm on my laptop so I can't post a screenshot, so I'm going to copy and paste my questiotn and answer that I received on etsy: Me: can beader's secret thread get wet without it damaging the threads/knots and causing fraying? Bernadette: My general advice is to wear your pearls as the...
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    Knots between pearls

    Hi, Bernadette from Beader's secret told me it couldn't get wet. Now I;m really confused.
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    Knots between pearls

    Has anyone else also tried wildfire? I wanted to give it a go because it can apparently get wet. Which size is the equivalent to serafil and beader's secret in the medium weight?
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    Knots between pearls

    This one was 2 threads of medium but 4 were used for the first 3 pearls and 4 were used going back through the last 4. I used knots like in that YouTube video and then an awl to place it as close to the pearls as possible before pulling the 2 strands apart and tugging it around 5 times like you...
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    Knots between pearls

    OK here is the finished product. Ignore the ending because I always finish off messy. What I want to achieve is no movement of the pearls between knots and a bracelet if I wear everyday will last at least 6 months without restringing. I did my knots like the video I shared with toy yesterday...
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    Knots between pearls

    I will do, and report back with how it goes 🤗
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    Knots between pearls

    OK that makes sense. I think I'll try a bracelet with the 2 strands, doing a regular overhand knot and see if I can get it right without any movement of the pearls.
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    Knots between pearls

    I've done a jewellers knot a couple of times and they look fairly big. However if I was using only 2 strands what that work better to make sure the pearls don't move. Partly why switched from the 2 strands was no matter which method I used, or used them all together, I would get pearls that...
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    Knots between pearls

    I always use a fine needle, these work well for me. I haven't tried the awl yet, but I will. Do you recommend this for the 2 strand method?
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    Knots between pearls

    Yeah the reason why I started using 4 threads is when I was using 2 the pearls used to always move between the knots. Back then I used the same system that you use. When I use 4 strands, the pearls just don't move. I believe my pearl holes are usually around 0.8mm as I typically buy from the...
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    Knots between pearls

    thank you! I've been doing a modified one of this tutorial "FOOLPROOF PEARL KNOTTING - Perfect knots with no tools! - Beginners DIY Jewelry Tutorial" type that into youtube since I can't seem to link to it. but with beader's secret and 4 medium threads. And also only one knot rather than the 2...
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