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Cotton braided cord, 3 mm

Cotton braided cord, 3 mm: construction, weight per metre, how it handles and what it is for.

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Material
cotton
Construction
braided
Diameter (mm)
3 mm
Weight (g/m)Typical weight per metre; makers vary by about 15%
5 g/m
Stretch
low
Combs into fringeWhether the cut ends can be unravelled and brushed into a soft fringe
false
Best for
Bags, straps, jewellery and anything handled a lot; knots that must stay put.
Notes
A braided sleeve, sometimes over a core. Does not unravel, so ends are cut cleanly or heat-sealed if it has a synthetic core; the fringe stays as cut cords.
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