Cord Knotting Tip: How to Prevent Frayed Ends
Cord Knotting Tip: How to Avoid Frayed Ends While Knotting
Cord knotting is a ton of fun, but it’s probably safe to say that if you’ve tried stringing small beads on cord or thread, then you’ve experienced the frustration of dealing with frayed ends! Those pesky frayed ends will catch on your tiny beads and prevent them from sliding on easily, and often trimming them doesn’t fix the problem (or can even make them worse!).
In this quick video, I show you a couple of really simple things you can do to prevent your cord or thread from fraying while you’re stringing on your beads.
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TOOLS SUPPLIES:
• thread snips OR sharp fabric scissors
• beeswax
• waxed irish linen cord*
* In this demo I am using waxed irish linen cord, but this technique will work on cotton cord, pearl silk, and other types of cord and thread whether they’re pre-waxed or not.
Looking for more helpful cord knotting tips and tricks? Check out my other video tutorials below:
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