Recent content by pattye

It would be good to have replay. What do you think, Jeremy?

Maybe 1 & 2 are the same?

OH! I thought these were all photos of the same necklace!

Yes, good job, Izzie! What a good size to create memorial jewelry, Leslie! The pearls appear off round, indicating they are tissue nucleated, not bead nucleated.

If this mark is on an earring finding or clasp, it probably represents the company that made it, not the designer of the piece.

Welcome, Wendi! That's certainly a worthy career path. Unfortunately, I don't know of an opportunity like you seek. Did you see the account of a recent Akoya Farm Tour from BWeaves? Here

You may be able to sort out enough of the "better" pearls to make an every day bracelet as some seem to have less flaws.

BWeaves,Thank you so much for posting the video here! Truly a wonderful experience for all.

Hi Linda! Glad you pop in every so often! The coloring and light blemishes look like Tahitian to me. Sometimes there are grommets glued on each drill hole which keep the chain from wearing against the pearl, but not always. I've never seen the chain glued before! I suppose someone could have...

Jolerrs, the strand of pearls isn't showing up well in the photo. Please show us a photo of the complete necklace against a white paper towel. We may be able to help you.

Makenna, welcome to the Pearl-Guide forum! These are cultured freshwater pearls from China. They appear to be securely strung on designer wire. These will make quite the statement when worn!

Yay! Glad this worked for you! This tip was shared by someone else here; unfortunately I don't recall who it was. (I've been hanging out on this forum for about 20 years, lol.)

Probably dye, I don't think irradiation (harmless) results in this dark shade.

Yes, I'd agree Akoya from the roundness and size. Love the twig design. Nice find! Glad your eye surgery went well, too!

I've had success by boiling the earrings in the microwave in a half cup of water. Boil for several minutes, let cool a bit and gently twist. If not loose, boil again. It can take multiple tries to loosen the pearl from the earring back. Don't force it as you don't want to break the post off.