# Silk string? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 19, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427 "2024-01-19T17:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hungrymushroom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hungrymushroom/32/259613_2.png) [@Hungrymushroom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hungrymushroom)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/21 "2024-01-19T22:33:32Z")
Maybe if I get decent at making strings I could fill that gap lol ---
**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/23 "2024-01-19T23:12:23Z")
I make my silk strings from Guttermann, I tried a different one (kimono silk) from Superior Threads and didn’t like the results. It was so thin I needed like 20 wraps to get a normal string. The Guttermann thread is fine but I want to try some others. Next time I run out I might try to source the thick silk threads that @IoSonoFormaggio is talking about. Looks like “anaito” or “buttonhole” silk is similar. Superior Threads has 22m spools for 8 bucks, but I feel like I can do better on price. Guttermann’s fine for my purposes so far. I have thought about selling silk string but I have not put in enough experimentation and legwork to ensure it’s the best thing I can make. Also I have not made a jig so my strings don’t come out all exactly the same. Some are nicer than others. Silk definitely is durable, though. I made 3 of those candy cane twist strings and used basically those 3 exclusively for most of December. The wear on them is actually at the finger loop, so I can shorten them and keep using them still. Edit: picture on my phone I was posting from PC ![IMG_7001](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/c/3/7c387a8dfb1aa578c1ae4d5beb9d17183abffc60.jpeg) These all have been on most of my daily drivers and most of them are showing wear on the finger loop or near it. The blue one on the left is wearing near the bearing side which is strange since they don’t usually but I think this one is actually much older than the others. I’ve been out of that blue for a while and idk when I made that one. All of these have been washed 3-4 times and are nearing the end of their lives but still some good time left on them. The far right candy cane one hasn’t started to show wear yet. ---
**Author:** ![IoSonoFormaggio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/iosonoformaggio/32/263206_2.png) [@IoSonoFormaggio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IoSonoFormaggio)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/24 "2024-01-20T01:10:23Z")
The thick ones I’m recommending are actually called anaido in Korean as well so you’re on the mark! Also the fraying at the end around where you cut your string looks very different from mine. It looks closer to poly somehow. ---
**Author:** ![IoSonoFormaggio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/iosonoformaggio/32/263206_2.png) [@IoSonoFormaggio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IoSonoFormaggio)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/25 "2024-01-20T01:12:54Z")
![20240119_201140](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/3/8/d38169d8495b337e4589a89882a4323590b0e5b2.jpeg) Silk fraying looks like this on my end. The strands separate super quick on the cut ends. ---
**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/26 "2024-01-20T01:16:43Z")
Interesting! The guttermann silk likes to stay together better I suppose. I just untwisted one and they’re 3 strands per thread. It’ll be interesting to compare eventually. Got other stuff going on so I can’t order a bunch of thread to experiment right now but I’ve saved a couple bookmarks and I’ll be on it when I can! ---
**Author:** ![tropical\_vibes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tropical_vibes/32/189325_2.png) [@tropical\_vibes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tropical_vibes)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/27 "2024-01-20T06:25:27Z")
Ha! Thought of you immediately once I saw the thread title. I didn’t even know silk string was a thing before you. ---
**Author:** ![pumagreen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pumagreen/32/8010_2.png) [@pumagreen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pumagreen)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/28 "2024-01-20T21:56:30Z")
I tried a Kevlar blend string a long time ago. It was terrible. No bounce to it, and pretty rough to the touch. ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silk-string/392427/29 "2024-01-20T21:57:45Z")
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