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This is really cool! The clasp too!

Pond slime, freshwater keshi, braided into a Kumihimo necklace, by Adrienne Gaskell. I sent Merrily these videos and Adrienne's...

FINALLY time to stop lurking, and start posting! Its been a blast being corrupted by pearl-guide since following y'all for a couple of...

I’m glad you decided to join us acp-pearls! That Assael collection was especially lovely. I’d love to learn some simple braiding...

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

Oh yes. I am aware of those kinds of clasps. A member of Pearl Guide, Anna Tabakhova, created one of those clasps and wrote a book on...

IMO they are dyed Akoya pearls. Those dark blue spots are the giveaway that they are dyed and those pearls with little tails or that...

Possibly they are dyed by the person who owned it, since it looks so unprofessional. Maybe someone on this forum can tell what is the...

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...