Recent content by allstrungout

I once cleaned a strand of coral "branches" and the entire strand dulled and looked awful. I was in a panic, as this was a restringing for a local jeweler. After a bit of research I learned that I had stripped the coral of its natural oils, so I rubbed it (very sparingly) with jojoba with GREAT...

Thank you all so much! I have sent a detailed message to Wen, who I was not familiar with. I have been restringing pearls for years, but lately I keep needing to supply pearls and haven't know where to turn, other than Rio Grande (limited stock, high prices), Stuller, and a few online shops...

Hello there fellow beaders! I am currently trying to source some pearls to extend a customer's existing button pearl strand, and would like to find a reputable supplier. I ordered a strand from eBay and am less than thrilled with what arrived - not button pearls at all! They were more like...