| So, I'm using freshwater pearls with 22 gauge 14K wire. I used a bead reamer to make the holes a little bigger and then attached a few of the pearls. As I've worked with the pearls, the area around the hole has turned black, which alarmed me until I realized that it's from the bead reamer. A sort of black dust or something must have rubbed off and onto the inside of the pearls. As they have moved around on the wire, the black substance has been coming out. The reamer was brand new, never used, and is diamond coated. Is this normal? Should I rinse the pearls before adding them to the wire? Thanks.
Nicole |