Well I got tired of waiting for myself to string these. I contacted PP about stringing them for me and they are so accommodating. So I sent off the pearls, the clasp, and the teal string to them today. LOL. I wanted to have them to take on vacation to Ireland in the end of March and I knew I would not get to it. Or what if I did and then what if I did a crappy job? When I have more time I will practice with some of my cheap chinese "pearls".