[jessafina]

Hi, have recently started stringing pearls and the more straghforward jobs have been going ok, but I have two right now with mystery clasps. Does anyone know how to go about it? Does the side with the screw come apart? I'm just not sure what to do with the ends. Does the screw part have to be unglued and reglued? Any help would be terrific! thanks!

[knotty panda]

Now you know why they're called "mystery." I do my best to steer clear of them. To close the clasp, the strand is twisted which puts unnecessary stress on the strand. I agree they look pretty, but they aren't worth the trouble, in my opinion. Check with The Pearl Outlet, they use mystery clasps. Also Cliclasp works on the same principle. They may be able to help. Or you can try to replace the clasp with a pig-tail clasp which works on the same principle, however, there's no twisting of the strand to close the clasp.

[jessafina]

thanks for your reply. I'm restringing them for a store I used to work for. Do you know if the screw has to actually be unlgued to be able to add that pearl to the string and then reglued back in place once it's done? If that's the case I may have to take a pass...

[knotty panda]

I really don't because I have always passed on mystery clasps. Check with Pearl Outlet before you give up a job.