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You Guys!! As always thank you sooo much!! Will take a look tomorrow

Ok, my title is a bit dramatic, but can you recommend any good photos on the pearl farming method, the stages. Also any good photos of famous/historical pearls. thanks in advance

hello my lovely P/gers I sent an email yesterday,trying to find out when the pearl course was going to be updated, here's the reply Dear Charlene, Thank you for your email. The pearls course has not been updated yet but will be later this year around August or September. I would advise...

i wonder y its taking soooo long. I've been waiting a year.hmmm. Thanks everyone Maybe we should start something here, whilst we wait.

Hi all does anyone know if the GIA pearl course has been updated yet. would like to do the distance learning course before the summer and then the pearl grading lab course in July. thank u !

As always, thanks for your help

Hi all...I'm back...:D Can i just get some clarification... Is it wrong for near round pearls to ever be graded AAA, should they be AA+. They have a beautiful luster and a clean skin but are clearly not round to the eye Thanks

Oh thanks Pattye, i will send them an email now

thanks pattye and jeremy. I think the Strack book is worth buying, i wonder how easy it is to purchase here in the UK

Ok, i'm still a bit confussed...:confused: How would u tell the difference between a natural and cultured FWP(tissue only nuclated ). Surely when u x-ray a tissue only nuclated cultured fw pearl u willn't see a bead, aren't they all nacre like a natural pearl? Aren't they usuall off-round...

I agree Miriam, thanks 4 the advice

Yes Ashley, u r right, I've learnt so much from PGers and i should try and get a copy of Strack. Thanks for the advice

I think i read on another thread something about the GIA update (this was dated sometime in 2007) Does anyone know why it's taking so long. Oh... thanks everyone for your help,:D i will be taking the stone setting course and will wait for the new GIA course Judi, theres no harm in asking GIA...

Some much needed advice please. I've been thinking about doing a new course in the New Year (I've just started a year long silver jewellery making course) Should i do the GIA pearl distance learning course with the one day lab course, that starts Feb 2009 Has anyone done this course? OR...

This is what i would like us to try and do. OK.... A is for....?

Oh I love a challenge! Do u think The pearl-guiders could get together a glossary of terms from A-Z?

I've never purchased anything from ebay, are there any overused terms that are used to mislead the uneducated consumer. I've seen the following: 1. natural pearls...translation NOT faux/fake 2. Tahitian Black...translation FW peacock

Thank-you all for your help. (i never knew that Danachit, about the setting time linked to the strength of the glue. I will remember that for next time) And by the way, i'm wearing a beautiful pair of studs, YES!, by Joe, I think i cracked it! I think the trick was a peg and a thin film of...

Thank-u Pearlescence! i think that might be the problem also, i put quite a bit of glue on, in the vain hope that more will work and hold the darn thing in place. (i can be a bit heavy handed)