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I'D buy from someone who would give you regular restringing included in the price. We have done it and I have customers who do it. I guarantee you big box does 't do it. Very much the same as some auto manufacters are doing for various mileage of 20k, 30k,40k, at no charge maintenance,

If lyou dont wish to putto your teeth. Take a simulated strand, at macys if you have to, rub two beads together, note smoothness, now do with cultured and you should notice a difference. Do with out gloves. Capitals dont mean anything.

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I might have sent your WONDERFUL COMMENT to the wrong address. but in any event it sure gave me goose bumps. I'll have to text more so I get the hang of this format. Last night my wood club, not mine really, but one I belong to, has for decades made wooden towys for the seven or eight womens...

I have seen quite a few synthetics. 98% are junk. A majorica in the origonal box has some value. David, another line, has some also. Most of them are junk. Stores like good will or st vinnies have tons of this stuff. The finest beaded necklace we have strung in the many decades were hand...

We subscribe to "threads" a magazine for quilters and other fabric art folks. My wife does fabric art and that is where i came across an article on silk. About two years ago. I thought i had the year and date in my iphone but no and i already started typing this. Conclusion japanese silk...

How many? I do it. This time of year time is an issue. But if i can help email me

Lot depends on much larger you want to make the hole. I use a tapered reemer found at some jewelry sites or catalogues. Care should be used to use water and not too high a speed so the drill doesnt burn orburn the pearl. You can drill a tenth or two tenths of mm at a time to enlarge the hole...

My guess is the one mounted in white is natural freshwater. The other has a shape that is common to the above and also Chinese FW. I'v e seen older Japanese Biwas with that shape. The mounting is no indication. i.e. new pearls set on old mountings.

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GIA can tell you if they are salt or freshwater natural or cultured. I have several ID's indicating Natural American freshwater pearl.

Hold them at the edge of a floresent light and twist and see if the pearls "blink" as the light reacts to the nucleus inside. Less blink more coating. Seems like a nice 3.5 mommee strand. Bettter photos are needed.

I learnt recently that you can rub two together and feel the same grittiness as the tooth test. I tried it an it works to some degree. I was shown "shell pearls" in Vancover BC and the seller maintained they were made of the same material as cultured. SURE simulated....The pictures remind me...

Wisconsin Natural pearl Wisconsin Natural pearl we'll see if this shows up It is a natural wing pearl from Upper Mississippi River and the gauge shows the length and the mirror shows the bottom side.

Hi In my current collaborative Wisconsin History Magazine project about a significant pearl rush in Wisconsin in 1896 lots of historical information concerning N. American pearls has come to fore. I have found the Aude book sellers site to be loaded with reprints and used pearl books. The Kunz...

stringing silk nylon wire stringing silk nylon wire My firm and myself have been stringing for over 50 year. I began when I flunked out of college in 62, (not 1862). I spent 1963 in Japan graduated and continued the company started buy my mother. Genuine pearls (natural pearls belong on...

Honored!! Late Fridays always catch me behind maybe cause I trried to work off site this week and wasn't diligent enough. norm

miki or not miki or not Caitlin is probably right....questionable cultured considering the hole size. Box and clasps don't mean a thing....neither are made by Miki... clasps they use come from Spain and the boxes who knows. They are a brand name bailed out by the Japanese gov't during the...

double back through double back through Morning...Cut out a strand one or two beads before you go back through and you will have no problem doubleing back. Strength decrease is not an issue cause the item is only a necklace and not used to tow cars. pearl-man

knotting knotting No matter what method of knotting you learn, I do not recommend you insert awl or tweezers into the knot and slide the knot with them- it is too awful to do that on 45 pearls then have the knot slide off and tighten too far from the bead! I agree!! if you use a tool and...