Beading wire is a staple supply for beaders and jewelry makers. ... Also called flex wire, tigertail, and stringing cable, beading wire is actually a cable made of multiple strands of wire that are covered with a smooth finish coating.

What is beading wire used for?

Beading Wire is the best wire to use for most bead stringing projects. (It's best to use silk cord and synthetics for stringing pearls and other beads that require knotting, rather than for bead stringing.) Beading wire is available in three sizes of 7,19, or 49 strands.

What wire is best for beading?

20 gauge wire is a good all-purpose, versatile wire size, thin enough to use with most beads. If you use half-hard wire (or you work-harden dead-soft wire), then 20-gauge wire is also sturdy enough to hold its shape for making handmade chain, ear wires, eye pins, jump rings, and lightweight clasps.