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  • TECS1990
    TECS1990 replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    That's still impressive! I only had to get one bracelet re-strung so far and Mikimoto took 3 months to do it and charged like £10 per...
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    Pearlgully reacted to Pearl Dreams's post in the thread Trying to determine if freshwater or Akoya? with Like Like.
    No, that is certainly not necessary, nor would it provide provenance. They are cultured pearls, not natural pearls.
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    It always takes me 3 tries to restring my pearls, because my hands forget the right tension to do the knots.
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves reacted to TECS1990's post in the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA with Like Like.
    Interesting insight, thank you! I was trying to work out how they are knotted and couldn't work it out, that explains quite a lot. Would...
  • TECS1990
    TECS1990 replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    Interesting insight, thank you! I was trying to work out how they are knotted and couldn't work it out, that explains quite a lot. Would...
  • TECS1990
    TECS1990 reacted to pattye's post in the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA with Like Like.
    Very interesting, thank you for sharing, TECS1990. A way to add color and interest to the pearls!
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves replied to the thread Trying to determine if freshwater or Akoya?.
    Nice double strand of akoyas with a nice clasp. No, it's not worth getting them appraised or x-rayed. But definitely give them a...
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    Victory reacted to GemGeek's post in the thread Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!! with Like Like.
    Great idea!
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    Fascinating! I'm a hand weaver, and that looks like a knotting technique to me. But from a distance, it definitely gives a crochet...
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves reacted to TECS1990's post in the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA with Love Love.
    I was just browsing Chinese social media and came across this Greek brand called CHRISTIANA KAFA - so I thought I’d share. I actually...
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves replied to the thread Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!.
    Just lounging around the house and weaving today, wearing pearls, as you do. Dyed freshies with jade and gemstone beads, from Kojima...
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  • BWeaves
    BWeaves replied to the thread Mikimoto Round Clasps?.
    Those are lovely!!! Enjoy! I love a good clasp.
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves reacted to TECS1990's post in the thread Mikimoto Round Clasps? with Like Like.
    They’ve arrived! That really brightened up my day coming from work! ✨ I was actually a bit worried because they were taking so long to...
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves reacted to ennui's post in the thread How to darken my pearls? with Like Like.
    I recently explored something called check washing -- it's fraud, and the expert discussed various types of ink. Sharpie failed the...
  • BWeaves
    BWeaves reacted to jeg's post in the thread How to darken my pearls? with Like Like.
    Merrily, I don’t know what the shirt looked like to begin with, but I like the end result! When I used the Rit dye to dye white plastic...
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