Beading wire help!

mjoann · 2003-12-30T18:49:59+00:00

Help, I am desperate! I have no idea what to string beads on. Soft touch and Soft Flex seem to be the standard, but I had some kind of reaction to Soft Touch the second time I used it. (My hands got hot and red, then swollen and itchy.) So a beading friend recommended using Power Pro or doubled Nymo D. This has worked great, until yesterday. Out of maybe three dozen necklaces, yesterday one on Power Pro was sliced by a rough bead. This is absolutely unacceptable if I want to try selling! So, what kind of wire can I use if the coated steel bothers me? I received the latest Beadwork magazine on stringing, and found no help. It read like an ad for Soft Flex, because every single project used that product and brand... then I realized that half the contributors worked for Soft Flex! Any advice on stringing on Sterling Silver wire? I have heard this mentioned, but I can't find any good details in the newsgroup archives or anywhere online. I want to make durable jewelry of professional grade for selling, and will be using a variety of both small, large and stone beads. Thanks in advance, Mjoann

Beading wire help!

Dec 30, 2003 23 Replies

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mjoann 22 years ago

Hello again,

I wanted to thank everybody for the answers to my question. I have some new ideas to try now! Since it is so rare to have a reaction to Soft Touch, I decided to try it again to see if maybe the reaction was to something else. This time I finished 2 bead strands with no problem. YEAH! I bought a spool of cheaper Beadalon to try for awhile so I wouldn't be investing too much if my hands broke out again. So far I've strung a few more necklaces with no problem, but I will be sure to try these other ideas too.

Thanks again, mjoann

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Kandice Seeber 22 years ago

Oh, good - I am glad to hear it's not the Softflex/Beadalon - because these are both so great to use. Good luck!

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vj 22 years ago

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from mªdcªt :

]I found some today! It was at Big W, in the fishing tackle section.

yep - that's the stuff. and it was Lynda [thebeadgoddess] that convinced me by giving me some to play with.

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Marisa Cappetta 22 years ago

Nita of White Raven sent me some. Which reminds me, we haven't seen Nita on the group for a while, I must email her!

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