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    Dyed or Natural Colour?

    Agree they look like fresh water pearls, may have been irradiated rather than dyed. It’s a long standing treatment to obtain Grey/Silver/Black.
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    Rice pearls?

    There where indeed simulants of the rice crispie type pearl - they where often in multi-strand necklaces at the time and often used in a twisted strand style. Here is a picture of an early glass cored simulant from 30+ years ago. The client didn't want it in the strand as it was 'crooked' -...
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    Advice to keep a knotted pearl facing forward?

    It is somewhat regrettable to have seen disparagement and not encouragement to learn. Restringing is a craft with much more depth than may be apparent to a casual glance. What at first seems like String + bead + knot = Job Done, Is barely the surface. With that depth there are certainly a wide...
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    Advice to keep a knotted pearl facing forward?

    Sadly - indeed it is becoming more and more commonplace to encounter jammed thread, and it would be a sad day to additionally have it routine to encounter glued threads. Which is a totally avoidable situation caused by a stringer not using good technique. Stringing like many specialised crafts...
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    Advice to keep a knotted pearl facing forward?

    If this sort of of scenario arrived on my bench, I would definitely not use glue of any sort. I can’t actually imagine using glue to "fix" a loose pearls position in a strand of pearls. In addition to the practical Pro\Con aspects of using a glue - There also comes a disclosure element. Which...
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    Advice to keep a knotted pearl facing forward?

    Hello Surfnsci, can you post a picture of the pearl and the necklace. This would help in trying to understand the many variables in play, and what solutions might be valid.
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    Birthday Pearls

    How wonderful and joyful to see your Mother with the tiara on, she really looked happy.
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    Which pearls are these?

    There is a very high chance that they are costume pearls. There was/is a company that supplied the Hollywood industry with prop jewellery known as “Joseff of Hollywood”. They made exquisite jewellery pieces for the film industry in base metal (effectively Brass). From what I have seen and read...
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    Resetting pearls on vintage earrings?

    They should sit - or be able to sit, in the same way as pre-removal. If there are issues showing when you do a dry run (without the glue) it would be an indication that some remnant of glue remains inside the pearl. you could clear that with a drill bit in a pin vice - this way with really no...
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    Resetting pearls on vintage earrings?

    I am shocked to read that blunt force has been recommended - that’s a No no no! The pearls have yellowed glue residue with age, this indicates that epoxy glue has been used. To remove the glue without using chemicals boiling hot water does the trick for epoxy glue. Patience and a gentle hand...
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    The Mystery/Invisible Clasp

    That’s interesting, When I was working on this style of clasp I started off on the female side and finished off on the male side of this clasp. I never rushed these as I used 24 hour epoxy. I am right handed but my left hand plays an integral part in working with, as I call them fiddly style...
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    Mystery pearl pendant that belonged to my mother

    Hello Multichrome, my thoughts on the pendant is vintage of the period you mention, 60/70’s, and a bespoke piece. As for the pearl being fully drilled it is/was quite common, pearl left over from a necklace, Lost earring etc, or it was deliberately done in design. The gold cap looks substantial...
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    Free ssef online pearl course

    My quick review on the SSEF course. the course is just as described, introductory, and hits the right level for people who may be new to pearls, or working in a retail shop selling pearls and jewellery. The material is presented clearly, except for the trick question with Swiss Francs, and...
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    Vintage akoyas?

    Hello Faith, The pouch itself has ‘jewelry’ this spelling is not used in the UK which uses the spelling as ‘jewellery’. I did a quick search on the internet on the shop name and found hits for a business in Illinois U.S.A, you could try reaching out to them and see if they can assist on age of...
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    bought an antique brooch/pin with sapphire and pearls

    This looks like a makers mark, not an assay/hallmark. You will have to be a bit of a sleuth to track down the maker :-( I picked up a 15ct seed pearl brooch in December past with a makers mark being a hanging sheep - I discovered it was made right here in Melbourne around the turn of last Century.
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    Free ssef online pearl course

    Gamsahabnida. For the link, this looks really informative
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Very dapper Rokor, the brooch looks fabulous on your suit.
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    Pearl Books & Resources

    Pearls were rarely knotted back then, it’s only in the last few decades that it has become the standard style of stringing. People lived different lifestyles to what we see today, and the pearls themselves have become bigger and heavier. For the Agatha Christie fans what a fantastic find- was...
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    My first and very fun Tahitian rope

    Looks terrific, lots of shapes and colours, you will get good mileage out of your design.
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    My new Tahitians Stud earrings!

    Fabulous match, enjoy wearing them.
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