[pearlescence]

how many knots? *******lots!

[Nerida]

Ha - you made me choke on my tea! (At least I didn't snort!!)

[Sueki]

No, no, no,
Footballers snort; gentlemen choke; women splutter; ladies cough discreetly.....

[Nerida]

I haven't heard that before - my family had a variation on the theme:

Horses sweat, gentlemen perspire and ladies glow....

[Valeria101]

Devotion pearls...

... those would make a really confusing rosary! (think of the kind w/o chain or other separation between beads - and with these pearls each bead = two bumps to count by blind fingering!)

Just funny (methinks).

[Pearl_dreams]

What is a good source for interlocking rings clasps?

[Sueki]

Hi Pearl_dreams,
I'm pretty sure Wendy (Pearlescence) has those clasps in stock....

[Sueki]

Originally Posted by Nerida

I haven't heard that before - my family had a variation on the theme:

Horses sweat, gentlemen perspire and ladies glow....

Hi Nerida,
Yes, you're right. I forgot to add the grin when I posted that.
The horses sweat quote is a long-established saying here.
The snort one I made up 'cos I hate to think of ladies snorting.....

Especially the refined ladies on here.....

[Pearl_dreams]

Thanks, Sueki-- I'm going to see if I can find a source within the USA.

[barbie biggs]

Regarding knots:
I used to use only silk but wear my pearls so much that I have to restring a lot. Plus I guess I don't prestretch enough. My initial necklace looks tight with little knots all snug but after a while they relax. The woman who taught me to knot says I should relax. Nobody else would notice but I'd hate to post a picture here that isn't freshly strung. (Little ole' computer dunce me, no fear of that!). I did get a "10.3 for Dummies" the other day so maybe I'll be able to label my pics and post soon.
I tried some of Caitlin's suggestions for stringing, all the time thinking, "I'm never really going to be happy using anything but silk", and darn it wouldn't you know, the necklace I strung with...., I've forgotten what it was, still has the best, tightest knots I've ever done. It took a long time to relax and 'hang out' but the white stayed true and now it looks really good after over eight months.
I'm going to look up all those posts of Caitlins and see if I can remember what she suggested using that I might have strung that necklace with and start using that exclusively. Once I've done that I might try a multilayer torsade like the one above. I haven't been willing to take on a project like that until I knew my thread would stay where I put it.

Refined:
That would make my horse snort....at least about me. You're funny.
barbie

[Doug (Integrity Pearls)]

Wow, I am learning a lot about peanut pearls (and about snorting)! I added some of the alternative names to our ads, including Devotion Pearls (I like that one).

In the pictures so far, it looks like the preference is for the peanuts to be drilled through the middle, not through the ends. How right am I?

Would love to see a picture of one of those snowmen.

One thing for sure - anybody who creates a necklace using peanuts will be making "one-of-a-kind."

[Pearl_dreams]

Barbie--

Are you thinking of PowerPro? I know Caitlin has said she uses that....

I just bought some green 20# PowerPro and am going to restring my 11-11.5mm black dyed CFWP necklace. The pearls are heavy and the thread I used before stretched out very quickly. Also I had strung it with 1 thread only, but now am going to double the threads so as to be able to seat the knots better.

[Cathybear]

Peanut or Devotion pearls drilled through the middle are very satisfying to string. I've also had double keshi cfwp drilled the same way.

[Drucilla]

In the pictures so far, it looks like the preference is for the peanuts to be drilled through the middle, not through the ends. How right am I?

[Drucilla]

Oops, hit the reply button too quick.

Yes, Doug, that's why I loved Cathy's "twins" so much. They look full, and "frothy", as she said, and not skimpy, like when they are strung lengthwise. I love mine!