Sooz wrote:

Gold filled doesn't wear through to the base material as fast as the
others.
They do wear off. So gold filled is the best, IMO. However, it's hard to
find
it in pretty pieces, as it's machine-made.

Thanks for the info. I really only want it for things like findings as I
plan to do the beady bits myself. I have these really nice beads that won't
go with silver, you see, and so I now have to educate myself about gold and
its joys. I figure I owe it to the beads as well as the person wearing them
to use the best stuff I can find.

-Su