how to seal plastic wire
, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 12:45Hi. I bought a kit to make a necklace and it came with plastic wire/fishing line. It indicates that you use a lighter to seal off the small knot that is strung with plastic seed beads. I may never have done beading before but I know that heat from a lighter will not only melt the wire but also the seed beads and the bigger plastic pendant that is hanging from the loop. I tried a heated woodburning tip but it just melts the knot. What do people use to actually seal these small plastic knots? Thanks for any advice.
how to seal plastic wire
, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 12:54 @ clabbertyHi
I use either clear nail varnish or super glue blobbed onto the knot and leave to dry then trim my ends off. Hope this helps
Tess x
how to seal plastic wire
Hi Clabberty.
Like Tess, I use a quick drying clear super glue. Once it dries I then thread the ends back through the beads to hide them away and then cut of any extra thread. It is always better to have the extra thread hidden away, just in case the knot does come lose.
Vanessa.
how to seal plastic wire
I read somewhere recently that you leave a bit of a tail, I don't remember how long, you'll have to practice to see. You then light the end of the thread and it will burn all the way to the knot, then it will stop where the knot is, I assume because it's thicker.
I actually leave the thread longer, add a drop of nail polish, then also weave the thread back in with some half hitch knots along the way. Yeah, probably overkill, but I'm weird like that.