# String-Making - Tuts?

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**Created:** [February 15, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-making-tuts/23803 "2011-02-15T05:24:23Z")\
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To Morgoroth:

I’ve been experimenting with silk, rayon, nylon, triobial poly, normal poly, cotton, denim, and different thread companies. Like Buddy Jim, I like these thread types, but I’m still experimenting.

Just a warning, silk is CRAZY expensive. I forgot the exact amount, but It’s something like $5 for 100 yards. The best(In terms of play) poly thread I’ve found is $3 for a spool of over 2,500 yards.

But poly is an overall good yoyo string, it’s strong, whippy, soft, and lasts a long time. Other threads vary, some companies of, lets say, cotton make their cotton rough, some make their cotton soft-just keep experimenting with different thread types and companies and you’ll find a company that makes their thread just the way you like.

To everyone who is starting to make yoyo string, I gave mlewis38 some tips earlier:

> [@First time Custom Yoyo String](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/first-time-custom-yoyo-string/23748/9):
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> Keep experimenting with different thread companies, I use the thread “Toldi-Lock by Gutermann”, the spools themselves are grey and there is 2734 yards in one spool. I have found these strings are the best in terms of overall play. And in most threads of yoyo string selling, where they show the color options, I see they use the same thread. Also, if you ever need to buy tons and tons of spools, Joann’s usually have a 50% off thread sale in April…it saved me over $100 last spring. :wink:
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> Also, some thread types/tips:
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> Bulky nylon is soft, thick, has excellent binds, and is great for whips.  
> Rayon and Triobal polyester is thin and whippy, but painful on the hands and slippy binds.  
> Silk is interesting, kinda similar to cotton…I’ve made rough and soft strings from it, still experimenting cautiously…silk is ridiculously expensive.  
> Dual Duty polyester (small spools) is whippy and has decent binds, but slightly rough. The nice thing is that there is tons of bright/neon colors and even color blends.  
> Just a tip, adding single threads of whippy thread to other soft threads in a yoyo string made a soft string that is excellent with whips.

Hope that helped. 🙂

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