String Jewelry

Do you like Jewelry made of string ? There are a lot of string for jewelry making out there. How do you know which beading thread, cord or wire to use for your jewelry-making projects? Learn what the best stringing supplies are made with and their intended uses to help ensure you're applying them well.

The stringing and wire that you choose for your necklace or other wearable jewelry is determined by both your budget and your personal design style. 

There are many different types of jewelry stringing materials and it can be confusing to know which one to choose for your project. We’ll be explaining more about the most common stringing materials that you’ll find and what they are best used for.

Jewelry-making cord tends to be thicker than thread, often used as a design element itself in braiding, lacing, knotting and other applications.

Beading thread

Beading threads is the stringing material of choice for seed bead projects, bead embroidery, weaving, loom work, and more. When you string together tiny little seed beads. These threads should be used with a special beading needle that will fit through the seed bead holes.

Cord

1. Leather cord

Genuine leather cord is a popular material to use for stringing beads with large holes and it looks great on its own as a necklace with just a simple pendant attached. Leather cord is often used in modern casual style or bohemian style jewelry.

Wrap bracelets are on trend at the moment and rather than using leather cord for stringing, you can use two lengths of cord to wrap beads around. Leather cord is very strong and easy to work with. It make knots well, although knots can be quite large depending on the thickness of the cord you’re using.

2. Faux leather cord

This is a strong material that looks similar to leather cord. It’s robust enough to use for many jewelry-making projects and stands up well when it gets wet – however it doesn’t stand well to extremely low temperatures. Imitation cord is machine made, which means it’s more uniform in size and color than genuine leather cord.

3. Cotton cord

Waxed cotton cord is a good alternative to use for bracelets and necklaces if you don’t want to use leather. It’s good for stringing and knotting and is usually regular in color and size. It’s pretty much water resistant so you won’t need to worry about it breaking down.

Wire

Flexible beading wire is a stringing material made from metal that is often used for wire-wrapping, creating coils, weaving, making findings and more.

Jewelry making wire allows you endless opportunity in creativity!

Hope this overview of jewelry stringing materials will be helpful so that you can choose the right one of the string materials for your jewelry making project with ease!