What is stringing material?
The options here vary widely, and what is appropriate depends both on your assembly techniques, as well as the theme of your necklace. Stringing materials would include string, cable wire, threads, bead cord, hemp, rope, twine, leather, waxed cotton, hard wire, chain, dental floss, electrical wire or cord, yarn, grasses, elastic string or cord, fishing line. There are many creative possibilities. There’s no reason you have to rely on only one stringing material within your piece. 18. Introduction of special rules in 2008 contest The judges decided to make the contest a bit more difficult, in requiring that more of the parts in the necklace be beads, and limiting the length of the necklace to no more than 32″. It’s been obvious that it is easier to work “ugly” on a larger canvas with larger pieces. We also wanted our jewelry designer participants to better understand, appreciate and work within the maxim: A collection of ugly parts does not necessarily an ugly necklace make. 19. Relatio
