| Hi Valeria
That was a great explanation of padparadscha. I had never heard the term used for pearls or sapphire except one source which has since been discredited. It may be very common as a color in CFWP, but it makes me think that one could keep an eye out for the occasional pearl that really magnifies that color condition so the undertones and orvertones shift over and enhance the main color. It will be a personal use of the color term though, and not an industry-wide one. At least, not yet.
Those multicolored strands sound better and better for beadmeisters to collect, don't they? It would take time to collect and match pearls of the same size and shape in any unusual color, so it becomes a wonderful pursuit for pearl lovers. The Pursuit of Color in Pearls. The Pursuit of Padparadscha Color in Pearls..... (Now I am trying to magine how to sort and keep all the different colored pearls in a collection and what to do with the extras. Sounds like a whole sub-industry possibility....
I like your links, they are educational. Thanks
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