kojimapearl
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After a good laugh here, I have decided to share with the rest of you the thread strong enough to hang Josh. (Pearl gods forbid that by the way).
We call it "Ceramic" Thread, although I will have to ask Fuji again why that is.
It is not silk, it is a nylon. On the inside of the spool it reads: GUNZE
GPT.. H.P.E. 100% (Hyper Pearler Eradicator?)
The spool is 1000 meters of thread, I don't recall ever finishing a spool, usually I give them away or loose them first! I believe this peticular type of thread comes in three sizes, this being size 10. ( for a .9 or 1mm pearl hole, I will use two threads doubled).
I love this thread because it is so strong and easy to knot, the finished product is a supple necklace that does not stretch out like silk does.
The one and only draw back to this "Ceramic thread" is that I have only ever seen it in white! So for most black pearls and fun colored stringing projects.. I still use silk for that.
In response to the "no needle method" of pearl knotting (that Josh picked up so quickly). I think what he actually means is that I do not use a needle to tighten each knot? In fact I make a mess when I try any other method than the one I can do with my eyes closed. (lots and lots of practice!). I do however use recycled electric wire filaments doubled around the thread and twisted to string the pearls onto the thread. Easily found at any hardware store, for 30 cents a foot or so. A foot of electrical wire is enough needles for a very very long time. You can experiment with different thicknesses of wire, I prefer the thinnest.
On the last knot I use a dab of Hypo Tube cement (just to keep the cut thread from unraveling, never ever use cyanoacrilade (sp?) other wise known as super glue, as it will crack the thread with time.
The actual knotting is yet another skill I owe to Fuji, we still race sometimes. It is not really something I can explain in text. Maybe a video would be better.
I hope this is interesting and informative to you all. Please let me know if you have any questions. (and I'm sorry this maybe should be in the lowly beaders forum?)
Cheers and Happy Pearling!
Sarah
We call it "Ceramic" Thread, although I will have to ask Fuji again why that is.
It is not silk, it is a nylon. On the inside of the spool it reads: GUNZE
GPT.. H.P.E. 100% (Hyper Pearler Eradicator?)
The spool is 1000 meters of thread, I don't recall ever finishing a spool, usually I give them away or loose them first! I believe this peticular type of thread comes in three sizes, this being size 10. ( for a .9 or 1mm pearl hole, I will use two threads doubled).
I love this thread because it is so strong and easy to knot, the finished product is a supple necklace that does not stretch out like silk does.
The one and only draw back to this "Ceramic thread" is that I have only ever seen it in white! So for most black pearls and fun colored stringing projects.. I still use silk for that.
In response to the "no needle method" of pearl knotting (that Josh picked up so quickly). I think what he actually means is that I do not use a needle to tighten each knot? In fact I make a mess when I try any other method than the one I can do with my eyes closed. (lots and lots of practice!). I do however use recycled electric wire filaments doubled around the thread and twisted to string the pearls onto the thread. Easily found at any hardware store, for 30 cents a foot or so. A foot of electrical wire is enough needles for a very very long time. You can experiment with different thicknesses of wire, I prefer the thinnest.
On the last knot I use a dab of Hypo Tube cement (just to keep the cut thread from unraveling, never ever use cyanoacrilade (sp?) other wise known as super glue, as it will crack the thread with time.
The actual knotting is yet another skill I owe to Fuji, we still race sometimes. It is not really something I can explain in text. Maybe a video would be better.
I hope this is interesting and informative to you all. Please let me know if you have any questions. (and I'm sorry this maybe should be in the lowly beaders forum?)
Cheers and Happy Pearling!
Sarah
