…Can anyone suggest a good pearl glue. Also , I’m
using 100% no 3 silk bead cord , somtimes it will break in the
middle , after a month of wearing the necklace…
I have always used Elmers white glue on my knots and I have
never had one undo. I have had problems with some companies bead
tips, though, in that they have to large of a hole for the finer
pearl silk, and the knot can pull through.
As for the strands breaking, you may be having a problem with
your knotting tweezers. They tend to develop a sharp edge which
will partially cut through the silk while you are knotting. If
you don’t notice this happening, the strand is likely to break
during wear. I periodically run the corners of my tweezers on
fine grit sandpaper of even the edge of a pair of pliers to dull
them before use.
Hope this helps.
Sharon Ziemek