intro+windchimes

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Hello...I'm not a grrl, or even a girl, but this seems like the best crafting community, so I hope it's ok...
Anyways, I used to make and sell these windchimes out of old silverware, and was thinking of doing it again
far away
and
close-up
(i hope that works)
Anyways, I was wondering, how would I ship these, or any windchime, without them getting totally tangled? I was thinking maybe putting each "arm" inside of a paper towel tube, but that would be a lot of tubes.
Also, I would use fishing line to connect the pieces, can anyone recommend a better material that would make them look more "finished"?