Llanfair, I hope you'll post some photos. Have you used Photobucket or one of the other hosting sites? If you have digital photos of your work it is a simple matter to upload them to the site then use their formatted text to paste individual photo links into this thread or make a "blue clickie" back to your pages.

Sandra, I see when I visit that "LandofOdds" page that I've been there before. I read about nylon thread but I hadn't seen the remarks about the silk with pearls. I hate to calculate the amount of time my mother's pearls have been on the same thread. Once I get a little practice I'll restring them. I have an even older set from a great aunt that look great but need a new clasp. I've been reading about the brands of thread and fibres also--I don't know if anyone could keep up with all of that, but I'll make myself a chart.

Kat, I have several diagrams, and after studying them for a while (I think I may have crossed my eyes to see if that helped!) I have figured the basic knot and the end of the piece and the bead caps or various ways to attach to the clasp. This page has a lot of information and a couple of clear sketches near the bottom. I hope you'll post photos of your finished work. So far all I would be able to post is a growing collection of little plastic bags in a couple of lacquer boxes! :)

I have a few books, selected after extensive hovering in the craft section at Barnes and Noble, that offer a range of techniques and sample projects. As I process this information those projects are becoming clearer.

SRS