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Hi, Renna, and welcome! I'm relatively new myself, but one thing I can tell you is that most of the advice here says to get the best quality pearl you can manage. That said, the first Amazon link says the pearls are moderately blemished and medium luster, as compared to others that say clean...

It's beautiful! Do you have a picture of the entire strand? I'd love to see it if so. Hope you can find out more about it.

How interesting! How much of a specialist would be required to make this identification?

Absolutely beautiful!

Thank you all! I thought they might be seed pearls. I have a ring being worked on at a jeweler and may take that one along when I pick it up and see if they can make sense of the marking.

Thank you for the suggestions and the links. No Chinatown near me, but I'll shop around online. I was beginning to think it would be less expensive to order them instead of making them, although I might experiment with some scrap fabric I have, if I can find something soft.

So in the interest of research, I see that Catherine does put hers in silk bags. I have a couple of old Honora bags with a zipper compartment and then a fold over flap with a loop and button and they seem to be slightly padded. I have found some online that are silk with a cotton lining and...

I'm thinking of making my own, but we no longer have any fabric stores locally. Might have to see how far afield I'd need to go to shop for the fabric and cording.

There have been a number of mentions of storing pearls separately from other jewelry, often in silk bags. Some of you have posted pictures of lovely bags. Just curious where you purchase these, whether locally or online somewhere. Thanks!

How lovely!! I hope you can get it repaired.

This was given to my grandmother for her 16th birthday, which would have been in 1912. I've tried to get a close up of the only marking I can find inside it but I can't figure out what it is. Any idea what kind of pearls these are likely to be?

Beautiful! I tried to order some of those for my daughter but was too slow.

Oh, wow. That's amazing!

Pattye, you're probably right about the marking on the clasp. As I have recently made my first purchase from Pearl Paradise, I noticed the same little marking as in my picture above on that clasp. And now I'm in love with one of your creations as well. :) CharmedOne, I've been tied up with...

Really enjoyed watching the replay of that! I didn't realize at first that it was a couple of posters from here - I thought you worked there. Excellent job! And juliebeth, you were great, too! I kept wanting to pause it and look at the different things so it took a long time to get through...

Best wishes to you both and can't wait to see the pictures!

What a wonderful idea! My college roommate had a wedding/renewal of vows for their 15th anniversary. I think your idea will be very tasteful and beautiful. Can't wait to see pictures! Congratulations on almost 20 years!

Pearl Dreams, I did try the tooth test and it's a little gritty feeling. I guess I'm not real confident in my evaluations. Seems like I remember seeing you have quite a collection, CharmedOne. I specifically remember that gorgeous strand of multicolors that I think you got on ebay. That's...

I hadn't thought of that. You have really good eyes!

No ideas? Do they look like real akoyas? Wish I knew more about them. They were supposedly bought in Hawaii.