stretching silk cord

Nov 18, 2006 5 Replies
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I think I took on too much. I am trying to make a pearl necklace for my daughter for Christmas with knotted silk cord between the beads.



I read that it is important to stretch silk cord for 24 hours before using it, like attaching scissors to a hank of it to hang. I tried it and tangled some perfectly good cord (still in a hopeless tangle)... a warning! I took the other card I had and would it into a tight ball (like I would do with knitting wool)... looking for feedback... is this just as good or is there another way? How do I know if it's really stretched or not?



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I don't think a tight ball will be quite the same as a weight, sorry.

Barbara

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I think I took on too much. I am trying to make a pearl necklace for

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I tie the ends of the silk cord to two ceramic mugs -- one on each end. I put a towel over the top of a door, and hang the cord over that. I've never had a problem with tangling.

It's really stretched, IMO, if you leave it there for 24 hours.

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Are you trying to stretch out the entire hank at once? If so, don't bother. The stretch doesn't 'keep'. Just stretch out what you need for this project.

Dora

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Thank you for both tips, the mug tip and the measuring tip.... it was very helpful! Grace

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