[Nfb-krafters-korner] knotting cord help

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I guess that depends if you have skinny or fat fingers LOL.
 
My pinky is about the size of a pencil and that don't even consider my  
finger joints due to arthritis in my hands.
 
This kinda at least gives you some ideas.Might I ask you to do a little  
more research and find out if your comparison is correct?  The 4 mm beads  
compared to 4 mm cord size.  Is there 2 mm beads out there?You know how  things 
can be switched as your jem beads the smaller the number the larger the  
bead compared to the plastic beads.  Who makes up these rules.  They  should 
have all gotten together and got on the same page before they started  
passing out numbers.
 
Many thanks Cathy.  I love reading your information.Can you 
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 8/2/2013 10:31:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:

Hi Joyce  and others,

Ok, first of all, I made a boo boo. The rattail cord is  satin not silk. The
designation of 1mm or 2mm on any cord is the width. I  have learned that 1mm
is equivalent to 039Inch Width, but when I tried to  use the millimeters to
inches calculator I couldn't get it to work for 2mm,  but I would guess 
twice
as thick?
However, I have been thinking that we  are familiar with 2mm, 4mm 6mm and
other sized beads, so this is another  clue as to the thickness of the
various cords.

In one article I read  the following:
"The 2mm nylon satin cord will make a round 8-strand braid  that is around
the thickness of a little finger. The 1mm nylon satin cord  will make a 
round
8-strand braid that is around the size of a  pencil."   

Also I have learned something about the hemp  cord. It is measured in 10lb 
or
20lb or whatever because this is an  indication of the weight it can bear. 
So
it gives you an idea of how strong  the cord is. 

Cathy

Who is meditating on refreshing my skills in  macramé one of these  days.




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