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I agree, the dark pearls are dyed Chinese freshwater pearls. The dyed color is very unnatural compared to Tahitian pearls. And the dye tends to clump in certain areas. The luster is not right for undyed pearls or Tahitian pearls. The egg and potato shapes are typical of freshwater pearls...

I was going to joke that these are kosher, but I haven't seen a K in an oyster shell logo before. I agree about them being older akoya pearls from maybe the 1950s-60s. Enjoy. It's a beautiful necklace with a good clasp.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's a square knot done over a core. I believe it might be called macrame if your finished product looks like an owl with a spider plant hanging in it.

I play with my pearls ALL THE TIME. They feel so good. Aren't pearls supposed to get MORE beautiful when you wear them next to your skin? I have yet to wear them out by fondling them. I always keep my hands clean when I touch them, and wipe them off with a soft cloth when I take them off...

TECS1990: Wow, Great ring. A size 6 sounds tiny to me, but I think UK sizes are different than US sizes. I just got this ring from OceanRhyme. A 9 mm akoya pearl and an opal doublet. It's quite on the petite side compared to my usual taste in rings. The opal has a lot of red fire in the...

It always takes me 3 tries to restring my pearls, because my hands forget the right tension to do the knots.

Nice double strand of akoyas with a nice clasp. No, it's not worth getting them appraised or x-rayed. But definitely give them a gentle wash to clean the gunk off and bright them up. I don't think they need restringing yet, unless you see pearls slipping up and down between the knots. The...

Fascinating! I'm a hand weaver, and that looks like a knotting technique to me. But from a distance, it definitely gives a crochet vibe. I find it interesting that there's a light thread running across the top of the pearls that holds everything in place, and then the pearls are threaded...

Just lounging around the house and weaving today, wearing pearls, as you do. Dyed freshies with jade and gemstone beads, from Kojima. I feel very Pompeii in these earrings.

Those are lovely!!! Enjoy! I love a good clasp.

JEG, I don't think I've seen your BBA ring before, or the dangle necklace. Love them. And I love what you did with the Fijian keshi. I'm feeling BLUE today. The blue baroque Tahitian bird ring from SeaBeauty Shop. Dyed freshwater and akoya pearl earrings and necklaces with aquamarines are...

OOOO, SurfnSci, love the blue ombre' necklaces. Visiting Dad today. Blue baroque akoya pearl rings from Takahashi Pearl. Earrings are jade and freshwater drop shaped pearls. Pendant is freshwater pearls. The rope of tiny white pearls and jade links and the rope of greenish pearls with oxidized...

JEG, love your pieces, as usual. Not visiting Dad today. And it's too hot to step outside, so I'm going for my coolest pearls. I call this pendant the Hamentashen because it looks like the triangular pastry eaten during Purim. I bought the pearl from Pacific Pearls and had it set as a...

OOOO, I love a good ombre'.

They have NOTHING. That's the point, hahaha. Well, I assume they have nothing. I've never made it all the way there, myself.