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Long Potato, If you want to try bleaching, you might use hydrogen peroxide greatly diluted with distilled water. Perhaps test with just...

Just a thought, perhaps, after cleaning, take the best pearls to make a necklace and use a blue gemstone like apatite to coordinate and...

I'd be afraid to use hydrogen peroxide, even diluted. I'd just accept them as is.

My favorite: Blue Akoyas!!! But the dye is a little strange. I have some well dyed & uniform (1950's-60's) and some undyed with...

In all honesty, despite them being poorly dyed, I think they’re beautiful. The sort of iridescent, multicolored effect is fascinating...

That's a generous interpretation of "interchangeable" 😅

In my (limited) understanding, the pearls or beads are strung on a cord with a metal connector at each end. These connectors then fit...

I can't speak to the clasps other than to say that a safety clasp is best for pearls, IMO. Pearls are heavy and I once barely caught my...

First, apologies for posting in the eBay forum despite asking about a different auction site. Please let me know if this would be...

A belated update: I cut these strands apart in preparation for restringing; I agree that they are pretty and interesting despite the dye...