Thank you, Cathy.
BWeaves, wow, you're right about that!
This afternoon I restrung my recently-purchased consignment shop akoyas, using ivory Serafil from Pattye's shop. In the process of getting them ready, I saw one pearl with a larger than usual drill hole, and shone my light inside to see how thick the nacre is. I liked what I saw! I tried to get a shot of it. There is a slight change in color where the nacre ends and the bead begins-- a thin white line. It's clearer when I look at my huge original of this photo.
Also I noticed that the end 2 pearls on each side were not original to the strand. They are whiter, a bit less lustrous, and looking inside the drill hole, they have about half as much nacre thickness as the pearl I photographed. Someone had lengthened the necklace, which explains the mediocre knotting job. I removed the 4 additional pearls. The finished strand is now 6.2-9.0mm and 17.75". I like that the graduation isn't drastic, as it is with some of the old strands.
I'm just sitting at my desk in natural light for this shot.
This off-white color would look fabulous on my daughter's skin. When she comes home for the long weekend in October I'll see if I can interest her in it.
Hey, a mother has to try!
