Mala Restringing

If your mala that was made in the US by Sakura Designs, (non imported or stretchy) breaks within the 30 day warranty from date of order and has not been worn, or mishandled, we still offer restringing service, less shipping charges. If it is a warranty restring, please send it back to us with your Invoice Number. We recommend shipping via US Priority Mail, with delivery confirmation (insurance and signature confirmation can delay orders) with restringing instructions to:

This micro-cable technology gives you the most flexible and stainless steel in the world. It is hypoallergenic, and since Soft Flex® Wire is marine quality, it can be worn in and out of salt and fresh water, without degrading. Each diameter was designed to handle certain levels of abrasion, everything from soft materials like pearls and seed beads to rougher materials like glass, minerals and metal. Sakura Designs primarily uses 0.19 diameter clear silver Soft Flex, able to withstand 40 lbs of force, so is perfect for heavy use items, like malas, which get used often (we hope!)Once having discovered, it, no other material can compare.

The purpose of this product is to reduce the task of re-stringing your designs often due to cutting and breakage. No material will last forever, but this is the best available, used by all higher end bead designers. We spare no expense to use this material for you, since only one, 1000 ft spool of Soft Flex costs us $325! Most imported malas that you see on the market are strung on nylon string, that after some use, will fray and stretch. Malas made with silk, cotton, stretchy thread will also stretch and fray or break over a short period of time, so we prefer to not use these materials. You won't see that with our designs, and your prayer beads will last for a long time before the next restringing!

About Knotted Malas- If you have a "knotted japa mala" (knots after each bead)that you'd like restrung, we can do so by removing each knotted bead and "upgrading" to our break resistant "Soft Flex" bead cord. We do have to use a tassel with "Soft Flex", to properly fasten the finishing knot for extended use. There will no longer be knots after each bead so you can better use it for counting.(We have an additional $10 labor fee to restring a previously knotted mala.) By special request, we can also re-knot your Japa Mala or create any one of our malas with a knot inbetween each bead for an additional $20. However, we must use lesser quality nylon thread for knotting, and as professional "mala makers" recommend the use of "Soft Flex" rather than knotting, as this lasts much longer and does not stretch and fray. If you have a knotted mala that you'd like us to restring, just let us know, and we'll invoice you for these special fees.