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fine thread for natural pearls fine thread for natural pearls For years we have used "O" weight from Holland thread company. Pure dye machine silk. We don't do many natural pearls lately but I know my mother had 'OO" and "OOO". If the real fine is not available try untwisting the thread...

peeling peeling Well I guess you have turned a sows ear into a silk purse. ;)) How abut gold? On second thought...at a recent exposition I was shown a material that is graded to 25000 for polishing whatever. If a steel of suitable grade..hard..is polished flat on one side and beveled on the...

To clean or eliminate dirt and color we always restring on to cotton thread and use plain soap. We loop on end around the fawcet get our hands real soapy and massage the pearls back and forth between our hands and the wet now soapy thread. Rinse and pat dry on a cotton dish towel...keep there...

What did you mean "silk doesn't need glue"? Our firm has restrung new and repaired necklaces since 1939 using silk, knotted in most cases. New threads often don't hang right knotted, bit kinky. Loose unknotted what ever holds until the consumer/jeweler buys them.... Norm

I have just finished reading a 1950's manuscript chapter that describes the pealing of pearls during the turn of the century. It was written by a clammer and relates that most of the processess were the experimentation by individuals who clammed the rivers of the midwest at that time. Most of...

Jan1 Outr family has been stringing for 50 years. The founder of our firm,my mother, was very able to use "Rite dye" to color white silk cord to the color she desired. Practicing with amounts enabeled her to dye just a few feet of the silk she needed. pearl-man

silk silk We buy our silk from the "TYRE" supplier in Japan in about 5 different weights. What I like is the smoothness of the Japanese silk compared to the German/Italian. We have never had returns caused by premature fraying. It dyes well but the selection of colors makes in house dying...

"button box" "button box" Folks here don't have a clue what a button box is...we have 30 year old pearl boxes....crystal to z______ Norm

OTHER STUFF? WE HAVE TO DISCUSS finishing off a necklace.... help me remember.... Norman

braclet braclet No...I am not a fan of stretch...lots of follow up problems and redos at no charge. Norman ps we sold that one and immediatley made another one with mite bit better materials for +10$

braclet braclet No...I am not a fan of stretch...lots of follow up problems and redos at no charge. Norman

Business been a little slow so we assemble odd stuff to utilize odds and ends which can amount to a few dollars. pearlman

Hi; I agree with Jeremy the Lobster clasp with an appropriate sized attachment ring [figure 8] . Some Lobster clasps open when you try to pass the attach ring into it. Very easy to use. pearlman

clasps clasps Inge Some US made clasps which are "fishhook" are made in larger styles. They also cost more. one or two in particular are squareish with a filligree design. For larger pearls they work quite well..Sometimes we have put 1 0r2 smaller pearls at the clasp to permit easier...

Thur I removed the mystery clasp parts fromthe pearls. Cleaned out the holes and restrung. the Jlr and I decided to resell the same way they were. As it turned out with a long dia clasp the finished length was 20" . Each time a 3 pearl section was removed the necklace shortened 2" +/- So in...

I don't use darning needles but rather 2" long stainless and smaller. I must have dozens....purchased at different times when in need. Never being able to buy just one....I have dozens.... I find tweezers are not slippery enough. stringing talk N pearlman

stringing stringing I have never seen these ball and socket...interesting... In 14k or 18k the choices are limited... I am on mission to investigate this clasp braclet stuff. One handed folded works well. Now find in 14k. Norm

Who is going to judge? I just finished a 21" 17mm and a 20" 14mm and a 17" 12mm knotted 1 bead at a time because the knots continued on slipping. It needed sliding up tight so the heavy pearls were less likely to stretch the thread.... It would be quite a mass online video of us knotting all...

splicing splicing Caitlin; You are pretty close. I am impressed with your stringing insite. I am finishing a 21" 17mm so sea ( get this) with 4 pairs of mystery clasps. Thats 8 holes up to 2.3mm wide and 4mm deep all drilled with 4 or 5 successive larger drills....Thanks for letting me vent...

I agree also...unfortunatley stringing provides some extra income and they may not want to loose a customer.... First thing to master is knotting. When I or my Mother would teach she have them knot all day, with breaks, and once mastered or gotten the hang of tieing off etc was just skills...