Tibetan Buddhist 5 Color Braided Cord is usually made with these five colors: yellow, green, red, black, and white. Blue is often substituted for black and gold thread are sometimes added. These colors represent the five elements and the five pure lights. Black or blue symbolizes the sky and space; white, air and wind; red, fire; green, water, and yellow symbolizes earth. According to traditional Tibetan medicine, health and harmony are produced through the balance of these five elements.
8 Sizes | Polyester/Metallic or Nylon
Diameter, dye lot may vary. Cords have a center core unless marked otherwise. Greens and blues vary in color depth. Spools may have occasionally splices and braiding errors. Spools yardage may vary. Imported from China.
Bobbins wound in the USA.
$2.75 to $3.75 - 5 yd/4.5 m Bobbins or 10 yd/9 m Bobbins | Spools $14.00 to 18.00 Round braid with center core. Polyester with matte finish. These cords are jewelry quality cords. Braided evenly.
Diameters suitable for jewelry projects.
Compares to Micro Size G & F
Compares to Fine & New Fine
Compares to Medium
0.5mm with Black
0.8mm with Black
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
120 m/135 yd Spool
128 m/140 yd Spool
0.8mm with Blue
1.2mm with Blue
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
128 m/140 yd Spool
100 m/110 yd Spool
0.5mm Gold Metallic + Black
0.8mm Gold Metallic + Black
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
120 m/135 yd Spool
128 m/140 yd Spool
0.8mm Gold Metallic + Blue
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
128 m/140 yd Spool
Compares to HDQ
Compares to 2mm
1.5mm with Black
2mm with Black
2.5mm with Black
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
91 m/100 yd Spool
73 m/80 yd Spool
48 m/53 yd Spool
1.5mm with Blue
2mm with Blue
2.5mm with Blue
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
120 m/131 yd Spool
73 m/80 yd Spool
48 m/53 yd Spool
1.5mm Gold Metallic + Black
2mm Gold Metallic + Black
2.5mm Gold Metallic + Black
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
91 m/100 yd Spool
73 m/80 yd Spool
48 m/53 yd Spool
1.5mm Gold Metallic + Blue
2mm Gold Metallic + Blue
2.5mm Gold Metallic + Blue
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
91 m/100 yd Spool
73 m/80 yd Spool
48 m/53 yd Spool
Tibetan Buddhist 5 Color Nylon Braided Cord with No Core
Braided with 8 brilliant all nylon filament colors with no center core.
The 1.1mm flattens to a 2mm wide and 0.9mm thick rectangular profile.
The 2.2mm flattens to a 2.5mm wide and 1.3mm thick rectangular profile.
1.1mm with Blue NEW
2.2mm with Black NEW
2.2mm with Blue NEW
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
1 yd/0.9 m
10 yd/9 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
5 yd/4.5 m Bobbin
91 m/100 yd Spool
60 m/65 yd Spool
60 m/65 yd Spool
Tibetan Buddhist 5 Color Red Edge Braided Cord
Braided with 8 nylon cords: 4 red cords, and 1 blue, white, green and yellow cords. The red cords create an edge on each side of the round braid. The other four colors show up in as a diagonal candy cane pattern in between the red side vertical stripes. Has more sheen than the other Tibetan Buddhist cords.
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