Thanks for your comments. I buy threads, cords, and lines all the time, everywhere I find them. For silk, the usual thing is to go to a good sewing notions store, and buy Button-Hole Twist, that comes in lots of colors. For the present beads I didn't find a local store that had it, so I was forced to use thread that is used for sewing machines. It being quite a lot thinner. Plus the holes of the coral were small but larger than typical.

About two weeks ago, I used these same threads (in bright emerald green) to string up a nice necklace of Imperial green "jade" beads. (I'm not sure what they are, but they were gorgeous!) It took seventeen strands, doubled for thirty-four, to fill the perforations. It was worth it for the result.

I also like larger hand-made silk lines when I can find them, and braided silk lines.

Jamey