Home Sewing DepotLead Free Sausage Bead Weight, Fabric Covered, 4/32", 6 YD Pack

I didn't know you could get these but they were so useful to put in the hem of a short stretchy dress that would ride up. I opened a small hole in a seam and fed them around with a safety pin like you would elastic and it went in very easily. My one mistake was to not leave it loose enough and I was walking like a strung-up chicken on the way to my stepson's wedding! I got a pair of scissors and undid the seam and cut through my sewing and all was well! Should have made time for a "dress rehearsal"! My own fault!Have loads left over. Great value. Great that they are cotton covered

These are nice and easy to use. I know that lead is a bad word these days, but I would prefer that heavier material to the steel beads in this one, and the weight is embedded in plenty of material to avoid potential contamination of the environment, if that were even realistic for something like this. But the lead equivalent is hard to find, so I ended up with this. I have very sheer curtains that needed some weight, and these work pretty well, but could be heavier. These were the heaviest I could find.

It did the job and I was able to use a safety pin to thread it through the bottom hem of my curtain panels. They would flutter when the door opened from the breeze and the weighted string is just enough to hold them down, but light enough that look natural. Good product.

This product was used in a costume (weight needed in a garment hem). I wanted to omit the risk of lead exposure to the wearer.I’m pleased this product met my needs exactly.

I was expecting the plus or minus 1/8" diam. fiber covered lead weights I used to buy at cloth world, joanns, etc. This product is 1/4" diam. It's not as heavy as I would expect it to be; evidentally, each lead "bead" contains less lead than the old standard. I made it work, but I wish the description would include clearer info

Hemmed an 84 inch shower curtain put these in the hem and it worked perfectly.

Does not stay in place. Bunches up into ball. Hinders the closing of your curtains.

Got the sausage bead weights inserted yesterday afternoon and outdoor curtains hung - just in time for one of the worse thunderstorms we've had! Curtains remained vertical throughout most of the storm which carried a lot of wind. Happy so far.....