Monofilament Bead String: No Crimp Beads Allowed

I saw a question recently about beaded string concerning how to use use monofilament string and a crimp bead.

The short answer to the question is that you shouldn’t.

The reason why is that monofilament string is not as strong as wire.

You can crimp a crimp beads on even very thin wire and not worry much about the wire breaking, but if you crimp a crimp bead on monofilament string it is likely that the string will break, if not right away then eventually.

That will not be a pretty sight for your beautiful beads.

This is important because if you are doing any kind of intricate bead weaving it’s impossible to do with even the thinnest wire. You should use monofilament string instead.

So what to do?

There is a way around this problem.

What I do is use one seed bead and a clam shell to start and finish both ends of the necklace or bracelet.

It’s easier to show you how I do this rather than tell you, so here is a short jewelry making video tutorial demonstrating how to do this.