| I know some of you who like the typical off-round look of the dyed freshwater pearls may not appreciate this, but we are in the process of dying loose-matched strands to make perfect blacks. It is just an experiment and I am only doing it with 20 kilo, but it has the potential to create freshadama quality black freshwater. Then again, I may have just destroyed 20 kilo of loose pearl.
The reason it is so difficult to find high quality dyed black freshwater is simple. Factories do not want to devalue their best pieces - dyed black sells for less than equivalent quality white. Lower-end pearls are typically used for dye treatment. It is a real challenge finding good quality black in China, and often you have to visit a dozen factories to find more than just a few hundred strands. |