Compiling a strand

[pearlescence]

I shot this video at a wholesaler's office last week. You can see the thought process as this very skilled lady makes up a strand of the new purple natural colour freshwaters from loose pearls. (They're sold out now...)

 

[pattye]

Hi Wendy, I can't find the link to the video? Please help! Many thanks in advance, too! Pattye

 

[Jacques]

Hi Wendy - yes I cannot see it either

 

[Katbran]

link...

 

[pearlescence]

D'oh!
http://youtu.be/9C5x2oUKUt0

 

[kelluvpearls]

Fascinating, I like the use of chopsticks to pick up the pearls. Thank you for the video!

 

[Katbran]

Interesting to watch ! Thanks Wendy !

 

[pearlescence]

It's bamboo tweezers not chopsticks. they are incredibly brill for sorting pearls. As soon as you pick up a pearl the warmth from your fingers can start to be absorbed and if it isn't warm (ie here now even with heating) you get a blush of condensation on the pearl, just enough to smudge the colour and lustre, so you can't match it with another one.
The bamboo tweezers mean you can easily move the pearls around without this happening. V neat and useful tool

 

[Pearl Dreams]

That was great!

I have beading tweezers that I like to use-- they have a spoon-shaped, round, coated end that cups around the bead or pearl without scratching it. They make it easier to pick up and place the pearl. Condensation isn't a problem here, just my clumsy fingers!

 

[CathyKeshi]

So interesting; thank you Wendy

 

[pattye]

Worth waiting for, many thanks, Wendy! Fascinating!

 

[Marianne]

Where is the LIKE button? This was amazing!

 

[SunSeeker]

Wendy, awesome video, thanks for sharing!

 

[BAS]

Wendy, that was absolutely fascinating! So much better than the two hour movie we just watched!

Thank you so much for shooting and sharing this with us.

 

[pattye]

It seems like in the videos we've seen before, young girls are the ones doing the matching and sorting, so it was somehow refreshing to see a mature woman with glasses working so intently.

 

[newberry]

Very interesting thank you for sharing it with us.

 

[kelluvpearls]

Bamboo tweezers! Thanks for the explanation!

 

[cmd2014]

I'm assuming that some of the small groups of pearls were pearls that were a different colour group, and some were a different size? I always find it amazing to watch skilled people do something, because they take something hard and make it look easy.