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    When did nylon thread come into use for pearls?

    Thank you, Pearl Dreams. Great help!
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    When did nylon thread come into use for pearls?

    Thank you for your input. They are slightly gritty when I rub pearls together and they do look quite smooth under a 10x loupe. Is there anyway to tell if they're Akoya vs fw? I appreciate your Beader's Secret thread suggestion, too. I'll look into that! -- Mary
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    When did nylon thread come into use for pearls?

    Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows when nylon thread started getting used to knot pearls? I have a customer's 15" graduated strand (3.5mm - 7mm with a 14kw gold pearl-set fishhook clasp) that I'm working with and these are strung on nylon (melted with a Thread Zapper). No way to tell if...
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