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Wow - stunning! Cathy - hope to see a fabulous creation for these. Great job composing with those colors!

Wow Pattye - impressive knotting! Very lovely piece. :)

Gorgeous set and really wonderful job highlighting the qualities of those lovely pearls.

These are breathtaking! Very glad to get a peek at what's around the corner. These color-shifting pearls are so exciting. :)

Ah dear Lisa - I did get my gorgeous earrings and have been working like a dog since then so no nifty photos as of yet. When it rains, it pours, so I am working on being grateful. While at work. *sigh*

A floss threader = brilliant! And I hope my questions didn't detract from my compliments - this is a beautiful shawl!!

Stunning!!! Because I have to ask, having trod down this road much less efficiently (my projects are in seemingly eternal time-out), what size hook/pearls and were they regular drill? :)

Hi Pattye - What a great story! I think the necklace is lovely and speaks for itself without any further finishing given to that focal shell piece. I'm a wearer, though, not a beader & am curious to hear what others say.

The Wikipedia article on this gives a good overview - there are many differences between American and British English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences

See this link: http://www.knittingbeyondthehebrides.org/lace/estonian.html Nupps are those pretty little, well, nubbin things that look like tiny flowers or pearls (right?!) in Estonian lace. And, as if that didn't give it away, yes I am on Ravelry. ;)

Beautiful - both the shawl AND the pearl. ;) I have a partially-started project with a somewhat similar beginning. Think: lace yarn + pearls + mohair fuzz and just imagine! Pattye was gracious enough to get me started (I am not a beader...yet) and Nerida also has helped me along with supplies...

I agree with Pattye on the superior luster appearing to be in the bottom strand. That one would be my choice. The dimples are to be expected, as she said - from quick appearances here they don't detract. In general, with higher luster, minor inclusions like that do not detract from the beauty of...

Oh, oh, my! Those are stunning!!! I love that, even though I only get to reading updates sporadically these days (dang work!!), gorgeous gems like this are here. It's never too early to wear real pearls. Congrats on a truly stunning strand! :)

Pearl Police strike! I saw this listing for "Freshadama" pearls and have sent the seller a question letting them know that I know that this is a brand name from pearlparadise.com & asking for the appraisal and box that comes with that brand. We shall see what the response is. Did anyone else...

Not bad for the price! One option, if the blemishes really bother you, would be to add a cap that covers a bit more of the top of the pearl/change out the bail for a more decorative one. The lower half, when you're wearing it, really is pretty visible and the luster will pick up all kinds of...

Wow, lovely collection you are putting together! I really appreciate the quality and variety of styles you have. You're showing people how to wear pearls for real. :)

Beautiful design - I love this interpretation of a collar and it's refreshing to see this kind of piece in pearls. Your testing methods are rigorous - and sound fun!

Oh my....I cannot imagine. We did have some people put down what were, at the time, sizeable deposits only to leave the layaway items past the deadline. That introduced its own weirdness regarding stock balancing. In retail, after a few months, you're basically paying a lot of money to store...

Bill me later really is just another form of credit, you are completely right. Since my personal experience is in sales and management for bricks and mortar stores, I don't have any experience with that request. Paypal offers credit, so it seems unnecessary in an online environment. Curious to...

Great article - I find the Ama so very fascinating.