Calling rope owners
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pattye
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Great picture Pattyethe neck is great too
All of you up there are cracking me up! Yeah, I cut the neck off as much as possible! Cropity, crop crop! And about 10+ pics to finally get one!!
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Love this thread! Getting so many great ideas!
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Do you think length also depends on pearl size? This is a 36" rope, but the pearls are 12mm and I'm not sure I would want it any longer. But that's just me.
I love this rope!
rope pearl type
rope pearl type
No they are FWCP freshwater natural color. I can make a 16or 18" natural pearl necklace though.
very baroque is only option.
don't hesitate to ask any questions
rope pearl type
No they are FWCP freshwater natural color. I can make a 16or 18" natural pearl necklace though.
very baroque is only option.
don't hesitate to ask any questions
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A bit off the topic of this thread but since I started it... Pearl-man, I'm sure I'm not the only one who's about what a necklace of baroque natural pearls look like. Is there any chance you can post a picture?
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Pearlman, thank you for the answer to my question. I'd love to see your natural pearls. Are they still being found? How far up the river system? Stories? Last summer, I followed the path of Glacier Lake Missoula, then over to a fossil research facility for dino hunting and then down to Yellowstone to study the extremophiles in the hot springs and geyser pools. It would be fun research to follow the pearly path, too.
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Extremophiles or Life on Mars right here
Extremophiles or Life on Mars right here
Pattye,
Here is a description of extremophiles that relates how these microbes thrive in extreme conditions that would kill the rest of us.
http://www.distinctlymontana.com/montana-parks/yellowstone-extremophiles
My son is getting his PhD in astrobiology, and is one of the NASA "Ask the Astrobiologist" team. His previous ecosystem modelling work was on an extremophile colony under an Antarctic glacial lake, which lives on iron and doesn't need air. Check out "Blood Falls" for some amazing photos. I'm lobbying him to consider the needs of the pearl mollusks as another extreme ecosystem. (When he was a kid we found a wild freshwater mollusk in one of our trout streams. We tried unsuccessfully to create a habitat in a jar for it, so this is a continuing project..)
The expedition last year was a combination of playing with our theories on the trigger mechanisms of the Glacial floods, movement of hot spots and tunnels, active volcanoes and origins of life. The Palentology research facility in Montana was the one where the mother dinosaur and her babies and eggs were found.
Extremophiles or Life on Mars right here
Pattye,
Here is a description of extremophiles that relates how these microbes thrive in extreme conditions that would kill the rest of us.
http://www.distinctlymontana.com/montana-parks/yellowstone-extremophiles
My son is getting his PhD in astrobiology, and is one of the NASA "Ask the Astrobiologist" team. His previous ecosystem modelling work was on an extremophile colony under an Antarctic glacial lake, which lives on iron and doesn't need air. Check out "Blood Falls" for some amazing photos. I'm lobbying him to consider the needs of the pearl mollusks as another extreme ecosystem. (When he was a kid we found a wild freshwater mollusk in one of our trout streams. We tried unsuccessfully to create a habitat in a jar for it, so this is a continuing project..)
The expedition last year was a combination of playing with our theories on the trigger mechanisms of the Glacial floods, movement of hot spots and tunnels, active volcanoes and origins of life. The Palentology research facility in Montana was the one where the mother dinosaur and her babies and eggs were found.
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Catlin, Thank you for the compliment! If you would like to move that post to start the thread in Other Stuff, I'll give you more posts. There have been some academic seminars on pearls that he has attended. He also has given some NASA video talks.
pattye
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Wicker, yes please, post more about this, and thank you to you and your son for sharing. My ears perked up when you mentioned Glacial floods. The places I grew up and where I live now were greatly affected by the Missoula floods, erratics are present and a 14,000 yr old mastedon skeleton here was a major find.
How fascinating all these subjects are so related. I agree, it deserves its own thread.
How fascinating all these subjects are so related. I agree, it deserves its own thread.
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I copied the last 5 posts to a new thread, right here: https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8089
Hi... I love ropes, and have three ropes. In my humble opinion, I absolutely feel the length of the rope needs to match where it lands on your body. That is key. A 30" rope on a very tall and large woman would not look good.
I am 5' 2", and my ropes are 34", 38", and 52". These are all odd lengths as you can see, and I had them customized to fit my frame. I wanted a long ropey, swinging look, and when I went to Mikimoto to try the 30" and 32", it didnt "swing" enough for me. That's when you can buy a strand and then add extra inches. The sales person was very helpful and helped make the lengths work. I thought for sure being ony 5' 2", the 30" would be perfect. They did look good, but they did not look great and did not "swing" (hard to explain, but swinging is the whole point of wearing ropes... think 1920s).
I like to wear my 34" and 38" together, and that spacing between the two land perfectly for where my torso it. Then, I also wear my 34" and 52" very often and it evokes a very casual swingy look.
So my suggestion is... try on some ropes and look at a full length mirror and see where it lands on you. It matters if you are small or big busted, if you have a thin or thick waist, etc.
Just my humble opinion. I hope this was helpful.
I am 5' 2", and my ropes are 34", 38", and 52". These are all odd lengths as you can see, and I had them customized to fit my frame. I wanted a long ropey, swinging look, and when I went to Mikimoto to try the 30" and 32", it didnt "swing" enough for me. That's when you can buy a strand and then add extra inches. The sales person was very helpful and helped make the lengths work. I thought for sure being ony 5' 2", the 30" would be perfect. They did look good, but they did not look great and did not "swing" (hard to explain, but swinging is the whole point of wearing ropes... think 1920s).
I like to wear my 34" and 38" together, and that spacing between the two land perfectly for where my torso it. Then, I also wear my 34" and 52" very often and it evokes a very casual swingy look.
So my suggestion is... try on some ropes and look at a full length mirror and see where it lands on you. It matters if you are small or big busted, if you have a thin or thick waist, etc.
Just my humble opinion. I hope this was helpful.
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