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Hello crazyforfreshwaters, Welcome to the forum ! :) I'm not a redhead, but we have several beauties here who will surely be along later.... Meanwhile, have a look at some of the posts by la_corsetiere.....

Again, I have to agree.

Light hearted maybe, but we have seen ebay sellers (rightly) slated on here for listing dyed freshwater pearls as Tahitian. I see no difference between those Ebay sellers and the Etsy sellers or any others who describe dyed f.w.'s as Tahitian. And quite apart from the honesty issue, I really...

I have to agree.

Not ageing - rather, gracefully maturing. :)

O.K. I know these are pearls and will always look fabulous, but Crikey ! Ivona, they don't half look good on you !.....:)

Welcome to the forum, DFE. I would expect the length stated to include the clasp, and 0.25 inch is reasonable tolerance. As the others state, the necklace will settle down and stretch out a little after a couple of wearings. Having said all that, I always give actual measurements on my items...

Good grief ! :eek:

Oh my gosh.... The ropes are all fabulous. I so love them all..... Each so different and all gorgeous. No, no, no, I must not make another rope, I must not make another rope, I will resist.....:D

No, you're not alone Knotty. My tools all have their plastic covers in place. I figure they are supplied with the tools to protect the tips, so I should take the hint. And I love the Cabelas tidy - might treat myself to that and free up some drawer space....

Mostly I use 15lb., 20lb., and occasionally 30lb. However, I have used 150lb. recently on a re-stringing job for a client. The beads were huge - about 25mm. - and very heavy. Not pearls - they were some kind of faux turquoise. I still found the Powerpro very easy to knot, even at that size. And...

Cheers Bernadette. :) One reason I temporarily string is because I long ago realised that my neck is different to my sisters, for example. Necklaces that drape well on her don't on me and vice versa. For instance, a double row has to have 1.5 inches difference in strand lengths for me...

Indeed I do... Always Simply because it saves me so much time and effort in the long run.

Same here - saves a lot of waste.....:)

Hi Pearlcat, I use mostly medium size, silver and gold colour. I have used fine and heavy, but not very often. I get mine from here: http://www.firemountaingems.com/search.asp?skw=french+wire

Hi Jiazzi, Yes, I've noticed this too. I like Powerpro because of it's strength and ease of use, but it is possible to stretch it out if I pull hard enough. Mind you, in my case (age weakened muscles) it takes more than a little muscle.....:)

Absolutely ! :)

Hi Pearlcat, Welcome to the forum. :) And your necklace is gorgeous; nice work..... Thanks for the photos. - peach baroques, mmmm.....

Hi Beth, The Beadalon wire I use is the 7 strand 0.015" or 0.012". I use it only for temp. stringing when putting designs together, so the pearls are never on it for very long.

:D I'm afraid I'm the world's worst..... I finish a necklace and then decide it'll look nicer longer.... Or I change my mind about the design half-way through knotting it :mad: And I've not noticed any pearl dust either; except when the pearls are temporarily strung on Beadalon wire; when it...