Beading again - where can I find really thinner beading thread?

[carrotsandcelery]

Dd and I have both got a selection of beads now and some waxed cotton cord in 1mm and 0.5mm but both are too thick. The beading class my dd took recently used much thinner thread although it still has the bright colours and very slightly waxed texture.

Where can we get this? I have been scouring the net and only finding the thicker threads.

From my quick search it doesn't look like you can get thinner than 0.5mm. Are the beads the same size as what they used in the class?

The beads are not from the same supplier as far as I know but the beads and thread came from the same supplier as each other so you would have thought they would have gone on the threads iykwim.

When I hold our thread next to the thread on the piece she made in the class the thread from the class is WAY thinner but the same slightly waxy texture.

I am baffled.

I think I will have to go to where they held the class and investigate. I know they don't sell the thread or I would have just got it there but I can ask who their supplier was and go from there.

It's a bit of a faff but I have scoured the net and don't know enough to do more

The beads used in the class were all different sizes and shapes and some had small holes in them and some much bigger.

Have you tried Nymo beading thread, it comes in a few thicknesses and many colours. It's flat and waxy, so it's very easy to thread beading needles with. You can get it online from lots of different suppliers. I use the company below:

www.beadmerchant.co.uk/SUNNTB2

Most specialist bead shops stock it. HTH!

thanks Angie. Does it seem like thread or plastic? I am not sure how to express what I mean. The stuff I am looking for is like the waxed cotton but much, much thinner than the 0.5mm stuff but can still be knotted. Do you think this is the stuff?

Yes, it's nylon thread and can be knotted, you don't need to glue the knots. It's pretty standard for beadwork, it's strong and has a good drape. I've used it for years and have no complaints! The thinnest thread is used for very tiny beads (half a millimetre in diameter or so), the medium thickness is good for seed beads, or anything bigger.

I would think a class would use nymo, and it does come in lots of colours so it sounds like it's what you're looking for.

what kind of beading? it sounds like you are using the cotton or hemp cord for macrame. you can use beading thread (tigertail wire) for the centre thread, it comes in 0.38mm as standard although you can also get 0.3mm which is thin enough to go through most beads including pearls 2 or 3 times.

It is bead knotting that we are trying to do. The thicker thread looks great it just doesn't fit through the smaller beads.

We are just back from the local craft shop and asked there as that is where we learnt to use the thinner thread.

The lady on today didn't know which sort it was but is finding out. She suggested waxing some separated embroidery thread so we are going to have a go at that too.

I have enrolled in 3 beading classes so hopefully I will have a better clue what I am doing after that.

Thanks everyone for your help so far.

This might be a silly idea (don't do beading) but have been impressed by many uses (and thicknesses) of nylon fishing line, cheap enough to experiment.