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Stringing Venetian Glass Beads
I need to restring 2 long strands of what I think are old Venetian
glass. They are about 9mm, and are baroque rounds with silver foil. The strands are probably 36 inches or more long. They were originally knotted. The holes seem a bit rough and are about 1.5mm. Would knotting again be the best choice? If so, with silk or nylon? What size would give me a knot big enough? Should I use a doubled strand? Sorry for so many questions. I considered Softflex but I think I like the 'safety' of a knotted strand with these beads. Is knotting a bad idea though? |
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Stringing Venetian Glass Beads
beadboggled wrote:
I need to restring 2 long strands of what I think are old Venetian glass. They are about 9mm, and are baroque rounds with silver foil. The strands are probably 36 inches or more long. They were originally knotted. The holes seem a bit rough and are about 1.5mm. Would knotting again be the best choice? If so, with silk or nylon? What size would give me a knot big enough? Should I use a doubled strand? Sorry for so many questions. I considered Softflex but I think I like the 'safety' of a knotted strand with these beads. Is knotting a bad idea though? I'm really interested in the answers you receive to this question, because I've been thinking about making a necklace of lampwork on knotted silk, but I'm not sure how to go about it... especially finishing the ends. I'd like to use an 18kt gold safety clasp of the variety you usually find on pearls. -- -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.bridgetownglass.com On eBay: http://www.snurl.com/1sfe |
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Stringing Venetian Glass Beads
I had been told by Barry at Caravan Beads that their C-Lon might work
for heavy beads if knotted. He did say though that with any abrasive beads ANY cording will eventually fray. I know that the nylon coated steel wires (like Soft Flex) are stronger, but even they have their breaking points. I've had a customer that has come in several times to restring a heavy strand of magnetic hematite that keeps breaking, and we've even tried a double strand of .024. I like the fact that expensive or special beads, when knotted, won't all come apart if one section breaks. I think the best way, for longevity, would be to wire wrap the whole strand, but this isn't always the look we want. :-). Kalera wrote: beadboggled wrote: I need to restring 2 long strands of what I think are old Venetian glass. They are about 9mm, and are baroque rounds with silver foil. The strands are probably 36 inches or more long. They were originally knotted. The holes seem a bit rough and are about 1.5mm. Would knotting again be the best choice? If so, with silk or nylon? What size would give me a knot big enough? Should I use a doubled strand? Sorry for so many questions. I considered Softflex but I think I like the 'safety' of a knotted strand with these beads. Is knotting a bad idea though? I'm really interested in the answers you receive to this question, because I've been thinking about making a necklace of lampwork on knotted silk, but I'm not sure how to go about it... especially finishing the ends. I'd like to use an 18kt gold safety clasp of the variety you usually find on pearls. -- -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.bridgetownglass.com On eBay: http://www.snurl.com/1sfe |
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Stringing Venetian Glass Beads
If it were me, and the holes of the beads were big enough, I'd line
each bead with size 15 or smaller seed beads so the Venetian beads wouldn't touch the silk. ~~~Or file the hole of each and every bead so it wasn't sharp anymore. ````````````````````````````````` beadboggled wrote: I need to restring 2 long strands of what I think are old Venetian glass. They are about 9mm, and are baroque rounds with silver foil. The strands are probably 36 inches or more long. They were originally knotted. The holes seem a bit rough and are about 1.5mm. Would knotting again be the best choice? If so, with silk or nylon? What size would give me a knot big enough? Should I use a doubled strand? Sorry for so many questions. I considered Softflex but I think I like the 'safety' of a knotted strand with these beads. Is knotting a bad idea though? |
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