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It’s been far tooooo long since I’ve been on Pearl-Guide. No excuses or explanations other than sometimes life just gets in the way. I’ve really missed all the posts on this forum, the images, and interacting with pearl buddies. I’m eager to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. In...

After many years of good service, my magnifier desk lamp has failed. I loved it because the magnifying glass is large, about 5" and very bright. The downside was that is used a halogen bulb and would get very hot after a long work session. I could probably give the lamp to my son to repair...

I need help!! My good friend is getting married later this summer and has asked me to make her an "illusion necklace" with freshwater pearls. They are also called "floating necklaces." Has anyone ever made something like this? If so, would you please advise! I have googled several vids, but...

I need your advice! I am making Tahitian necklaces (on leather) for my 2 sons. I started this project a while ago, but realized I my drill bit isn't large enough to accomodate the leather. If anyone has made such a necklace, could you advise me on the proper drill bit size. Thanks!

I suspect this question has come up before, but I was wondering what everyone thought was an appropriate minimum size for knotting individually between pearls vs just stringing all of them together?

I also received my GIA Alumni Association card in the mail this week, from the GIA Pearls program I completed last fall. (Yea, me!) I mention it here because although I feel the online course content is well represented I think it only highlights how much more information there is for me to...

Ok, what I really mean is, how small, not how low. That is, at what point do you stop knotting between each and every pearl? ...5 mm, ....4 mm, ??? I imagine it would take forever to complete a necklace, say knotting between, every 4mm pearl. But would it look good? Designers, what say you?

What are your thoughts on using glue on strands knotted with Pattye's Beaders Secret or PowerPro? Is it really necessary if I am back-knotting through 3 pearls? Does it really add to the overall strenght of the piece? If not, it certainly makes life a lot easier when disassembling a piece...

Good read, Jeremy and Josh. ..can't wait to actually see some of these beauties!!! http://www.jckonline.com/2014/07/11/little-blue-pills-make-bigger-more-lustrous-pearls

Hi folks, Just wanted to share this very informative video I found on sustainable pearl farming; research presented by Saleem Ali. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyE1PkbOSQ0 Thanks! Kathleen

I hope it's ok to ask technical questions on this forum. I want to know if when combining gold, silver, or other gemstones with knotted pearl necklaces, do you still knot between each component? Or do you skip over the non-pearl items? And if you do knot, do the knots slip inside the other...

Hi All, I've been lurking here for a while and finally decided to post. Although I've been making jewelry as a side business for several years, but only now getting around to teaching myself to knot pearls. So this weekend I made about 7 necklaces (using both Pattye's thread and PowerPro #20...