Comments on: Tri-Cord Knotter

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:01:33 +0000

Yeah, elastic just doesn’t hold a knot real well, and isn’t really designed for knotted work. The knotting that I do is with either silk or nylon beading thread…usually silk.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:31:21 +0000

Are there differnt wanys to tie knots? My way just doesn’t seem to be working when I’m making my single elastic wire necklaces.
I like the elastic wire because it has a great flexibility and give to it but when it comes to tying the knots, they don’t seem to want to stay tight enough.

What do I need to know?

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:02:31 +0000

Hi Pippit, this is Cyndi, the new editor of Jewelry and Beading. Tammy likes the tri-corder, but I don’t. I’m a hand knotter, and like you, I find that the single strand is just not going to make a big enough knot for me.

To each her own when it comes to this tool!

By: Pippit Carlington

Pippit Carlington — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:47:28 +0000

I have recently tried it and find that almost every tutorial I can find leaves out the part about what you do with that tail that sticks out after your 2nd or third bead. I find it confusing to go from knotting with both ends to just knotting with one, and I also find that my thread almost isn’t thick enough to make a substantial knot once you stop using the thickness of both ends. I had to actually tie two or three knots to make up for the earlier three pearls that had the extra thickness. Fire Mountain Gems has a video (which would be helpful) but it stops after you get to the point where you stop using the tail.

By: TCI

TCI — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:34:49 +0000

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By: Tammy Powley

Tammy Powley — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:44:03 +0000

Judy – If it exists, http://www.riogrande.com would have it

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:14:36 +0000

Does anyone know where I can get a tri-cord knotter DVD??

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:14:31 +0000

I think the double string method looks more like something I could do. But maybe one of these days I would want to try it. I havn’t got into pearls yet although I do have some glass pearls I have been wanting to string. They are sooooo pretty.

By: sarebear

sarebear — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:32 +0000

This is JUST what I needed to know. Thanks.