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Originally Posted by Clairew
Another thing, a friend of mine suggested I buy some pearl strands myself and make a necklace and bracelet set. Any thoughts?
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Well, are these an one-off dress accessory or you intend to make use of the pearls more seriously than that?
DIY may not allow the greatest results since high quality pearls are rarely available loose for beading. What best could be achieved like this, Caitlin should know way better. Hope she sees this thread
Have you seen the
'Beaders' Club' forum here? There even was a
'how to' thread recently that may fit your question one on one.
I don't think that the pink overtone is a matter of quality - more a matter of taste and popularity. IMO at least.
Between akoya and high quality freshwater pearls there has been a TON of talk in favor of the letter around here. And there are a word or two about what makes either kind good, bad or ugly too (thin nacre & treatments for akoya, treatments for freshwater... in a word). You may want to look a bit to get your own impression of the goods and sources folks talk about
Congratulations for the upcoming wedding!