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I expected the pearls on the 20", unlabeled strand to be smaller than just .5. Thank you for the recommendations!

57 pearls on the smaller strand. Looks like it's 20". Thank you for telling me to measure it and to include the clasp. 49 on the 18" strand.

My mom [in the US] got both of these strands via home shopping networks, almost definitely in the last ten years. The white strand on the left is in its original ziploc baggie with its label of 8.5-9mm pearls. Can anyone estimate what size the smaller strand is? I don't have a way to measure...

Thanks! I don't know anything about post setting pearls. I thought its coming off might mean the hardware had to be replaced entirely.

I don't know whether this counts as beading. Please direct me elsewhere if I'm posting in the wrong sub. My mother stepped on her earring. The earring post bent and the pearl popped off. The cup of dried glue the pearl sat on also came off. Can this be glued back in and fixed, or does the post...

I had never heard of pearls being UV reactive. Thank you!

I found this graduated strand in my mother's things. I don't recall her showing these to me. I don't know anything about them. The pearls feel slightly gritty against my teeth and against each other. The clasp says "Sterling" so I assume these are from the '60s when my mom was buying herself...

Ohh! So you make your loops, anchor at one end, and braid the 'free' ends of the loops! I'd never have thought of that I do finger loop braiding with loops of yarn. I wonder whether that would look nice using strands of pearls. Guess I have a reason to keep collecting strands from garage...

Thank you so much! I had no idea.

Hi there! My boyfriend's mother loves pearls and directed me to this forum! This is my first post. These are two necklaces that were given to me. I think my mother gave me the Omura, I can't remember. Neither the pendant nor the chain has any marks, so I assume it's set in costume jewelry. I've...