[Jewelry making - Article 00350] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Diamond beads

[Linda Castellani]

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Oh yes, Dave Arens speaks sooth!

    I have not yet found any silk that will work with diamond beads -
    they fail at the point where the needle meets the silk, even with the
    built-in needles. The holes just aren't big enough to allow both to
    be pulled through. 

    I have found that almost invariably the hole sizes can't accomodate
    greater than 30 gauge wire, or 28 gauge on rare occasions, so
    wire-wrapping with 30 gauge has been what I end up doing with them,
    mostly. 

    I would love to know about other solutions, too. 

Linda
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