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Nymo
Thread Nymo Thread COLOR
CHART Nymo
thread is
an especially strong thread used for beading. Nymo was created for
the shoe industry to attach the bottom of the shoe to the top of the shoe.
The sizing is somewhat peculiar, ranging from the thinnest "OO''
and "O" to "A", "B",
through the thickest
"F". We carry OO and O which are great for earrings
or any piece that requires you to thread and re-thread through
a bead many many times. We carry D which is good for
necklaces and bracelets. For bead stringing, you
might still double-up the D thread for any piece. [A
new product, C-LON thread,
is a better material than Nymo, and is a good substitute
for the more traditional
Nymo D-size thread.] We
sell Nymo on small bobbins, large bobbins, spools (discontinued
in 2007, but we still have some in inventory), and cones.
The
product on the small bobbins is slightly weaker and softer
than that on the large bobbins, spools and cones. FireLine
is a relatively new material with the consistency of a heavy
thread, and the strength of a coated cable wire, like soft
flex. Use with Austrian crystal beads and Gemstone chip
beads, which have particular sharp edges around their holes,
and often cut the Nymo thread. It is smoke grey
or transluscent white in color. Alternatives to the thread include
a nylon coated wire called Tigertail,
Beadalon, Soft
Flex, or Soft Touch, or
bead cord. Tigertail
of Flex Wire is best used for necklaces and bracelets. For
some people, it is too stiff for use with seedbeads. In
our store, however, we use it because it is so much more durable
than the thread, especially for bracelets. ONE-G
Thread Premium
nylon beading thread. Size similar to D in Nymo and C-Lon.
By Toho. When working with thread, it is important to wax it before
you use it. Waxing strengthens the thread, keeps it from fraying, and makes
it glide
through the beads more easily. Bees wax, (both
natural or synthetic), also fills in the jagged edges of
the hole of a bead. The hole of most beads looks like a broken coke bottle,
so the wax plays an important function here. Thread Heaven is a synthetic
product that does everything bees wax does, except fill in the jagged edges
of around the hole of a bead. Thread Heaven is best used with delica beads,
where the hole, in fact, is smooth. For other threads: like
C-LON, One-G, Conso, SoNo, Spiderwire For
Other Cords, Stringing Materials, Chain, Wire
EZ-BRACELET
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