[Jewelry making - Article 01494] - Re: [Orchid] Resurrecting old pearls

[mary]

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Dear Helen,

>     I'll need to buy some silk to string them and probably a bead board
>     so I can graduate them without them rolling all over the place! Am
>     I right in thinking that the silk has to be pre-stretched? 

    Silk does not need to be pre-stretched, especially for so
    light-weight a necklace. I've been stringing for over 25 years and
    have yet to need to pre-stretch silk, even for heavy, "aerobic"
    pieces. Silk will stretch slightly, but much less than nylon, twisted
    or braided. And silk gives a necklace a lovely liquidity of movement. 


Kind regards,
Mary Stachura
www. StachurWholesale.com
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