Bead Hole too Small for Cord? Beading Hacks: How to Thread Beads on Thick Cord!

Looking for beading tips and tricks? We've got you covered! Here easy hack to help you thread even the smallest bead holes without the frustration of thread fraying or wasting precious twine.
First, check out our tutorial on how to insert thick thread into small bead holes. By folding your thread in half and pinching the top, you can easily guide the thick thread through the bead, and then use a loop to gently pull it back out.
How to string or add very small beads into the thread thick thread? And if you're struggling with stringing small beads onto your thread, don't worry! Our video tutorial offers a simple and easy solution to help you effortlessly string those tiny little beads onto your thread.
So don't pull your hair out or waste any more twine or thread - give these tips a try and elevate your beading game to the next level! And if you're having trouble getting ribbon or yarn through that tiny bead hole, check out our helpful tutorial for more useful tips and advice. #beading_hacks #bead_hole_too_small_for_cord #how_to_thread_beads_on_thick_cord #seed_bead_hacks #how_to_string_beads_with_thread #thick_thread_in_small_beads_with_thread #tiny_bead_holes #bead_hacks #bead_bracelet_hacks
0:00 start
0:05 bead hole too small for cord
0:24 how to thread beads on thick cord
2:50 thank you for watching

[@sandrajohnson2489]

This is a great idea but kind of confusing. If the thick cord wouldn't go through the bead the first time, how does it go through the second time when the cord is doubled?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Just try

[@garden_creature]

source: just trust me bro@@BeadedJewelryMaking

[@geriyoungblood8500]

It’s because the end of the thick cord gets puffy and ragged. Something I’ve used in the past is to put glue on the end of the cord and elongate until it’s like a needle. When it’s dry, use it instead of a beading needle. This works on all kinds of thread.

[@kurehanzo]

​@@geriyoungblood8500Yes, I do it like this too, mostly it'll work as long as the bead hole isn't too small off course. I would cut the end of the cord on an angle, then rub a small amount of glue just to keep the tip of the cord from fraying.

[@galadriel3134]

It will only work if the hole is big enough. If not bead will break

[@invisiblue3212]

This is really a game changer for bead crafters! The first time I tried this I was so excited until I realize that my needle was too fat for the bead hole😂😂 So anyone trying this, make sure your needle fits through the bead first!😁👍 To the person in the video, Thank You! for having such nice clean fingernails. Ive seen too many craft videos lately with close ups of dirty fingernails and it was so distracting and off-putting.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@RBLACKPEARL7]

😂😂 Right 👍

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@updownstate]

Or chipped nail polish.

[@littlemisssunshine3267]

😂😂😂

[@LVXMagick]

Thank you!!! I was struggling so hard! My friend said "at that pace you'll have to charge $300 a bracelet!" This fixed the issue completely. 🙏

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌 💞💞💞

[@tealkerberus748]

Alternatively, dip the frayed tip of your cord into the melted wax around the wick of a tealight candle, and work the wax and threads into a needle shape as it sets.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@chucky6367]

I do a similar thing, but with a small dab of hot glue.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

is it working?

[@luczjanbhenggre7545]

Nice, I just commented about the wax and then saw this. Great tip! You can buy waxed thread but for something like this, waxing your own thread gives you more control. I prefer stretch magic cord (like a clear fishing line but super stretchy) you can find it in most craft or fabric stores that sell beads

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@nancysauter6739]

Doesn’t always work though.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Welcome 🙌

[@catspaw7783]

My cord has sheared through and been destroyed using a cotton that will cut the cord like cheese-wire this also happened to my expensive leather and suede cord

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Why did you do this?

[@sheilawakileh8496]

That or the cotton thread breaks and beads go flying btdt 😂

[@luczjanbhenggre7545]

Try using stretch magic cord or wax the cord. Some types of Dental floss work well with this as well. What I do is take a tooth pick and dab a dot of oil or Vaseline on the inside of the bead and any type of wax or chapstick if it's a cotton or poly thread. Hair pomade or softer hair dress work in a pinch as well. Work with what's around! :) thanks for this video.

[@thetachiban57]

An excellent way to break thread, cord, or beads. The hole of the bead would have to be only barely too small for the cord for this to work.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Just try it 🙌

[@solanelukoperse5815]

Hi, I came up with this method myself last year, and I agree some pearls will be too small for some threads to fit, or some threads too fragile to work. It's still very effective with the good thread and pearls with decent hole size, and of course by being gentle with the material.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@TammyLML]

I will be the first to admit I thought the same thing on first seeing this. Obviously there are going to be limits to what will work here, and I don't recommend trying this with very small-holed gemstones. But in cases like this, with glass or other sturdy beads and a hole only slightly too small, this hack works AMAZINGLY well! Worth a try! Currently threading a bracelet with a technique I thought would never work, and which absolutely did. Many thanks to @BeadedJewelryMaking for the tip!

[@fartcannon-wg5ol]

What did you expect, instructions on how to thread a marine rope through a 1mm hole using magic? The trick works for what it is meant for. Did you see any beads or thread break in the video? Because they didn't. It just worked, as seen in the video. And I know from experience that this trick works and usually doesn't break anything.

[@pamelaklemp5615]

Is it truly that the bead hole is too small for the cord or is it truly that the cord end is unruly with fraying? It doesn't seem likely that the same cord could go through a hole too small for it, especially doubled no less. I feel like I'm missing the fact here. Wouldn't simply using Bees Wax solve this issue?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Just try it

[@chucky6367]

I think it was a very soft cord she was using, you could see how it squished when it bent. The cord l use that is the same size is much stiffer, so it wouldn't work. I use a small dab of hot glue on the end of cord, rolled into a point, stops fraying and makes it easier to thread beads.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@cora229]

This

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

this

[@jcofortco]

I DO like this method but have only had luck 50% of 4 attempts. Sadly I shattered LOVELY Amethyst beads purchased at Gem & Mineral show a few years ago which I'd been aaving for "the oerfect project." Was bummed when happened to 1st one & crushed when 2nd attempt yielded same results. It DID work well with plastic beads I tried. 😊 BTW I just LOVE the tune you used, it makes me cry when I hear it, but in a Good way. ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@AliciaGuitar]

I have had beads break doing this too

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@lauriedi1]

Works much of the time... Thank you for this refresher!!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@judycrisenbery2982]

I was astounded to see that it worked caused you're doubling the thickness of the cord

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@sunnysmith5910]

The bead wasnt too small. The cord was frayed on the end, that was the problem..

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

You can just use a piece of wire fold into half, I recommend flexible wire. Then you don’t need to due with the thread every time, you can reuse the wire again and again, and it’s much stronger than a thread which you might break it when pulling it too hard.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@romeosvengalli]

Jewelry wire and pliers. Be careful, though. You run the risk of cracking or splitting the bead using this method.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

@@romeosvengalli that's why I use flexible wire not normal wire. I have used them for many many times for years. Before you crack the bead the wire will break first.

[@MM-wl1ky]

What max diameter of thread will fit thru and double loop thru what size bead hole size? Also What size thread to what hole size if i dont want the beads to slide or move easily?so how do you thread a 2mm thread into a 2mm bead hole? Or does it have to be 1.5 mm thread? Cannot seem to get any answers on this question

[@amm7364]

Thank you so much for sharing this kind of information 😊 from Portugal 🇵🇹 😊

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌 💞💞💞

[@medicgrrl123]

Oooo so essentially it's like a needle threader for sewing! This rocks!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@updownstate]

Nope. It rolls.

[@Aaliyahbaby.]

I would have never thought of this!! Thank you so much ❤😊

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@ieulamcghee1478]

Thanks. Very good tip for when hole is a little tight. 😊

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@planted.in.maries.heart.]

You are brilliant! I am so going to try this now! Thanks for sharing! 🙌🫶

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@f.hayward346]

WOW! I cannot wait to try this out. Thank you so much.❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@isaacdutch4421]

Thank you so much great tips it worked so well, keep it up 👍

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@piratechick7159]

This is AWESOME! Thank you!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@HUYI1]

whoa! i've bee doing it wrong for all these years and this is a double thread so the bracelet should be much stronger, thanks for this i will give it a try, this seems much more faster to get the beads thru too. 😎

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@HUYI1]

@@BeadedJewelryMaking unfortunately, the cord wasn't strong enough and my needles was not able to let the cord get through, i painstakingly did repaired all my bracelets by hand, took me hours but i do need to next time find the right tools for the job to make it easier (Stretch Magic 5m) which i recently discovered, and i need to find some strong needles to help too, if you have anymore tips it will be welcome to help, thx

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@juanitahuerta4466]

Muy bien tip.. gracias por compartir

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muchas gracias y bienvenido 🙌

[@harshi8993]

Omg!! Thank you so much.. it worked perfectly ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@susan1098]

What a great tutorial!!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@leefrankel4191]

A variation on the old wire needle threaders. So clever. Thanks. 👏

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@dorispierluisi4510]

Fantastic recommendation

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@mariailzapires9833]

Muito obrigada pela ideia genial Deus abençoe e proteja sempre amei

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@cocorayado7532]

Genial truck.
Gracias eso si es tutorial.
Clarìsimo, fácil y Breve..
Desde Nicaragua 🇳🇮 C.A Bendiciones.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muchas gracias y bienvenido 🙌 💞💞💞

[@chloegrl1366]

Wow can't wait to try this thx a bunch!!!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@carmenblascobalaguer359]

Genial!!! un buen truco.Gracias.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muchas gracias y bienvenido 🙌

[@karenmusa3052]

Thanku so much..Im definitely gonna try that 😃

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@simpledioma]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
Thanks plenty, you just saved me

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

❤️❤️❤️💞💞💞Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@deborahgoslin5858]

Thank you ! Good video.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@roshnirai9596]

It works...omg thank you sooo much 🤩😊😇💗💗

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌 💞💞💞

[@ConnieRivera-hu2fv]

Thank you! I've been attempting to repair a stained glass mobile that the wind tore apart. There is jute cord threaded through small holes drilled through a 1.5" thick wood dowel. NO WAY could I get the squiggly cord through that small opening. I made so many different attempts, then watched this video and - Voila!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

That's great! 💞💞💞
Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@theartisancompany]

Thanks for sharing!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@dream__boy_jimin___]

Thank you so much for this

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@real.siberian]

Great. Thanks a lot. I was breaking my brain for the past 15 minutes how to manage it before I watched the video

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@noemifalcon5279]

Gracias por compartir,bendiciones 👏👏👏

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muchas gracias y bienvenido 🙌

[@crystalheart9]

Great tip!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@fatimamoraes24]

Amei a dica, obrigada

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muito obrigado e sejam bem-vindos 🙌

[@yomama8873]

Thank you 🤩🤩🤩💖💖

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@JackofWhitechapel]

Neat trick I'll have to try it

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@victoriajohnson3241]

I'm so amazed & pleased for your instructions. Please tell me what type of needle are you using & is the thread a special size?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌 you can use any thread, and try different needles

[@59kicki]

Kevlarthread doesn't break as easy if u have to pull it to much.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

👍🏼

[@omolayoquad2989]

Thank you ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@neeltjechristinalegrasvant7319]

Als één enkel koord te dik is, gaat het dubbel meestal juist helemaal niet, is mijn ervaring.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@judycrisenbery2982]

That's exactly what I thought. I was amazed that it worked!!!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@vanessagonzales7776]

Thank yoooou for this!! ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@jayanthijaiaraman9324]

Thank you

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@Chenge22zh]

I usually burn the end a little bit so it's hard and I can force it through, hard and has it's limits since it has to be thread that contains plastic but works

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@saramartinez103]

Genius! Thanks

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@dolce9959]

Thank you!!! I broke my favourite necklace on holiday and couldn't get the pendant back on the cord i bought. Thankfully I'm staying next to a sewing shop 😁

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@creativecheersoffashionlau7364]

How is that even possible? The single cord wouldn’t pass through the hole and now the doubled cord goes through. I have to try that !! 😮

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Just try to do it 💞💞💞

[@AsteroidB6120]

That's because she's using thick but soft cord. It won't work if the cord is stiff

[@aileenhampton6911]

The cord is squishy.

[@sai30miranda59]

No funciona😢

[@jugnoothelight8662]

nice .great job

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@Danimorales]

You genius I love you ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@malathiepahathkumbura1298]

Thank you.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@radhavishwanath4213]

Thanks a Lot M'am .

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@chiquinhanobre4322]

Dica joia linda pesa charmosa 😍 escrita sucesso ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muito obrigado e sejam bem-vindos 🙌

[@irineideessence6274]

Obrigada, me salvou 😅

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muito obrigado e sejam bem-vindos 🙌

[@livyintheskywithdragons]

Wooow that was smart! 😮

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@HongNguyen-pm1yf]

Wow, This is very clever trick! Thank you for sharing.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@luckycharm3393]

Genius! Thaaaaanks🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@maliawi5999]

Très astucieux ! Bravo 👍👋

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Merci beaucoup et bienvenue 🙌

[@reneezancewoman]

I have little hunks of beeswax that I coat the end with to stiffen it and coax it to a fine point to go through the hole.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

👍🏼💞

[@kellysirman4184]

Very good 👍

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@HashaniHashani]

Very interesting ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@howtocook9766]

Thanks ❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌 💞💞💞

[@maryjacoup9597]

تسلم ايدك

[@MariaTorres-ts2pg]

Graciasss

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muchas gracias y bienvenido 🙌

[@maria84fata]

Köszönöm a jó tanácsot. Szeretném kérdezni. Hogyan fűzzűnk a kicsi lukútűbe zsinort?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Köszönöm szépen, üdv 🙌 Nedvesítse meg a szálat, és tegye a tűt a szálra

[@user-sc4nt6uz4f]

Very good

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@user-hm5bs5fb4i]

Nice!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@SusanaPerezSandoval]

Excelente 👏🏻 🎉

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muito obrigado e sejam bem-vindos 🙌

[@shoiku4734]

Magic!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@Malakrobox]

Tysm!🥹💗✨

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@Malakrobox]

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[@geansanders1233]

thats Wild Wow

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@user-iu9vk5lu1e]

Thankyou so much It was really very helpful

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@Kementiri]

There is an even easier way. Just use a thin piece of wire, bend it in half and loop your thicker thread at the bend. Then pull your wire through the bead hole and with it the thicker thread. Voila!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@bre3108]

Epic.thx

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@josefavivas7465]

Se adelgaza el cordón con el fuego si es sintético

[@NF4Life]

I normally melt the cord and roll it between my fingers till its thinned out with a sharp point works well for me but guess it depends on the type of cord you use too.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@jaquelinereidcarbonell3799]

Vielen lieben Dank !!!!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Vielen Dank und herzlich willkommen 🙌

[@nanettehuse8213]

Wow 😮

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@Bees123Knees]

Clever!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@ahmedfakhir]

Right!

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@supapornkitinun6429]

Thanks🎉❤🇹🇭

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@rochellec2882]

The easier way would be to wind the clear wire string around one end of the cord and part of the wire string to secure it and off at the cord tip which would make the cord come to a point at the tip seem narrower then thread the beads on n the wire string and pull them up the cord. It works well and doesn't make it as difficult as pulling them over doubled cord.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@jeannestrickland7027]

Does this work because we transferred it to a type of cord that can change shape.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Yes! 💞💞💞

[@nurcanhelvac6951]

İpliğin ucu yakılır.Öyle boncuklar dizilir.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Çok teşekkür ederim ve hoş geldiniz 🙌

[@maria84fata]

Köszönöm szépen. Milyen tipúsú tűt használ?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Egy egyszerű varrótű

[@lesleygilbert1945]

Thank you 😍 🪡

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@updownstate]

If I had not seen this I would have unraveled the cord until I could put it through. Getting 2 cords through is amazing. As long as the beads aren't breaking.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@2C.HANDICRAFTS]

Wow

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@azitatavousian4594]

❤

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@bine9526]

I'd do a little bit of glue on the top of the cord and roll it a bit. Let it dry a few minutes. Then it went through the whole of the pearl. If not - nothing would work.

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@user-gt6yw2ow9p]

سلام خسته نباشید کارتون عالی بود ببخشید کاش درمورد سایز هام حرف بزنید اخه کریستال یا مروارید گرفتم خرازی سایز شو اشتباه گفت و منم میخوام چیزی درست کنم نمیدونم سایز شون چنده ممنون میشم راهنمایی کنید

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

یک خط کش بردارید و قطر مهره را اندازه بگیرید. این اندازه او است

[@NaNana-ey6jk]

What kind of cord to buy?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

?❤️

[@UmutKaytanli]

Why not change the cord or the bead?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thank you so much and welcome 🙌

[@user-fu3kp6xx8g]

🤩🤩🤩

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

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[@orisisorisis6946]

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[@syrina0224]

Can u share the size of the thread you used?

[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Thread 0,5 mm

[@creuzadossantos3447]

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[@BeadedJewelryMaking]

Muito obrigado e sejam bem-vindos 🙌