Stringing materials in Jewelry design shops

The “Stringing materials” or the “threads” which make up the jewelry play a significant part in the outcome of the jewelry. Largely the choice of these materials is influenced by the taste of the customers with due consideration to the strength essential to keep the jewelry in place and, of course, the budget the customers can shell out to purchase the jewelry. Apart from these factors, the stringing materials also vary with the type of jewelry one intends to design. Bracelets, Necklace and earrings all come with stringing materials of their own. Upon these, the size and type of the materials depend upon the style and look one intends to achieve while designing the jewelry,

Thus there are many varieties of stringing materials to cater to the specific needs of the customers. To name a few, we have the bead stringing wire, the illusion cord, the elastic cord, the nylon thread, the silk thread, the leather cord and the memory wire. We will look into the unique properties of some of the common ones among these now.

Bead string wire

A very popular stringing material, the bead string wire is made up of stainless steel cables inside a nylon coating. To achieve a higher degree of flexibility, one has to include more number of strands in the wire. Though it is tarnish-free due to the nylon coating, the bead string wire tends to kink easily due to its stiffness,

Illusion cord

A clear bead stringing cord, it looks like a fishing pole string. It seems as if there is no string between the beads, hence the name “Illusion cord”. It is not as strong and durable as a bead string wire though.

Elastic cord

As the name indicates it is a flexible cord and is among the most commonly used stringing material. Mostly used in informal type of jewelry, the ends of an elastic cord can be knotted or fused together.

Silk thread

A traditionally used stringing material, the silk thread is used to string valuable pearls. Also it comes with the advantage that it can be easily knotted with other kinds of threads.