Rescued pearls

[JoannaK]

Hello Everyone ,

I have purchased a strand of pearls , it wasn't expensive so I didn't have high expectation , but when the pearls arrived ... well pictures speaks for itself ...



I'm not an expert but I look at pearls closely and I think this are real pearls , so I decided to do my best to rescue it.
I cut the dirty string and I wash pearls, I learn from YouTube how to knot the pearls. today I put them back together
I took pictures and I love them , but I don't know what kind pearls are this? any help please




Thank you in advance

 

[LBoone]

I don't know what kind of pearls they are, but you certainly made a "silk purse from a sow's ear" as they say! I would say your rescue job was successful!

 

[Sanippy]

Excellent job!

 

[JerseyPearl]

Wow, you did a really nice job! And that clasp is so cool.

 

[BWeaves]

I'm going to guess they are akoyas, because they are very round and very evenly matched.

How on earth did the previous owner get knots THAT dirty. EW!

You did a wonderful job cleaning them up and reknotting. them. The refreshed necklace looks beautiful.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Agreed, probably akoyas. And great job restringing!

 

[ckrickett]

They have been given a new life!

 

[Katbran]

Well I'm impressed...that's a darn good job for a first time knotting !!! And the pearls look wonderful compared to when you received them !

 

[pearlescence]

I once re-knotted a strand from a Mrs farmer, who wore them all the time (good) including while milking and other farm stuff (not quite so good) they were quite grubby. But inside the pearl some of the thread was still whiter.
Wondering though, since the thread looks evenly black - was black thread used? Mrs Farmer's knots were that ick yellow brown grey of general muckyness. Black thread would have been black even right inside the pearls

 

[JoannaK]

Thank you so much , its such a lovely say

 

[JoannaK]

Thank you !

 

[JoannaK]

Wow, you did a really nice job! And that clasp is so cool.

Thank you , I love this little flower clasp too

 

[JoannaK]

I'm going to guess they are akoyas, because they are very round and very evenly matched.

How on earth did the previous owner get knots THAT dirty. EW!

You did a wonderful job cleaning them up and reknotting. them. The refreshed necklace looks beautiful.

Thank you so much! Oh yes the string was ...eeeeewwww , I used gloves to remove it as it was very bad.
I soak the pearls in warm water for some time .than wash them in salty water and rinse 10 times in clean water ,
Thanks to this forum I learn so much already and I must say I fall in love with pearls
I own small akoya pearls from Pearlsource , but it was my firs real strand so I didn't actually know what I'm getting
and no I'm super excited as I ordered a pair of hanadama earings and freshadama neckless from Pearl Paradise ! I'm sooo looking forward to receiving them
Thank you again

Kindest Regards Joanna

 

[JoannaK]

I once re-knotted a strand from a Mrs farmer, who wore them all the time (good) including while milking and other farm stuff (not quite so good) they were quite grubby. But inside the pearl some of the thread was still whiter.
Wondering though, since the thread looks evenly black - was black thread used? Mrs Farmer's knots were that ick yellow brown grey of general muckyness. Black thread would have been black even right inside the pearls

Unfortunately the string was white ( well ... at least some time ago) so you can imagine. The string with cover with sort of grease , hairs and was very sticky . I just though I will try to wash them and see what happens or trow them away - and I'm so happy I did

 

[JoannaK]

Agreed, probably akoyas. And great job restringing!

Thank you so much , I really enjoyed knotting pearls

 

[JoannaK]

Well I'm impressed...that's a darn good job for a first time knotting !!! And the pearls look wonderful compared to when you received them !

Thank you so much ! I didn't know much on string size so I bought few sizes but this pearls I have use a 0.45 silk thread , so the knots are not as visible but still doing a job separate the pearls

 

[Pareltje]

I think they are akoyas. Good job, you can knot very well!

 

[KatalinPG]

Wow...beautiful job! I'm far not an expert, but they seem to be akoya pearls.
And you know what I like the most? The flowery clasp! Nice find! May I ask you, where you have found it?

 

[JoannaK]

I think they are akoyas. Good job, you can knot very well!

Thank you so much , I'm kinda proud of myself

 

[JoannaK]

Wow...beautiful job! I'm far not an expert, but they seem to be akoya pearls.
And you know what I like the most? The flowery clasp! Nice find! May I ask you, where you have found it?

Thank you Katalin , actually the clasp cough my eye. I found it on ebay .the pictures were very blurry , but I've message the seller asking if the strand are real pearls , seller said- yes- cultured pearls , price was quite low , so I give it a go and I'm happy I did