I didn't need much, just a clasp and some string to redo a necklace I made using a magnetic clasp because the recipient was worried it would fall off. Okay. It took a long time to get the clasp because I couldn't find them (the store isn't very organized) and I had to wait for the single shop worker and there were a couple people ahead of me. It took a while and all the while I was looking and then she showed me the little nook where half of the clasps were kept (the ring half is apparently hidden in an employee-only area). She recommended the silk cord for my application. I'm not much into this particular craft so I don't know if that's good, but I explained what I was doing and she recommended it so okay.
I went home and did the switchover. Gave the necklace later that day, and by nightfall the cord had died and the beads lost all over the sidewalk. Perhaps I did something wrong...but I've tied lots of threads and ropes onto lots of things (including a few other bracelets and necklaces) and never had them just give out like that. Since she knew I was a novice, if there was some special procedure required for this thread then she should have said it or it should have been on the package. Neither was the case. So maybe the product itself was either bad or the wrong one for my application. In summary, I won't be going back here for my next bead experiment.