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Thread Sizing Guide

Deciding what type of cord or thread can be a challenge. As a general guide, if your beads are a soft material bead such as pearls or amber then a silk, polyester or nylon thread will do. If your beads are a hard material such glass or stone then you might want to use a polyester or nylon beading thread. For metal beads, large beads, rough texture beads or large holed beads you might want to use a strong thread like Tiger Tail™.

Thread Sizing Guide

Approximate thread diameter measurements commonly used for jewelry making and beadwork.

Thread Size Inches Millimeters
(mm)
OO .0050 .1270
O .0060 .1524
A .0070 .1778
B .0080 .2032
C .0108 .2743
D .0120 .3048
E .0128 .3251
F .0137 .3480
FF .015 .381
FFF .0165 .4191

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