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  • pattye
    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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    J.lee replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    Thank you for posting this! I’m def gonna try this out!!! Seems fairly easy enough. This video seems to show similarities
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  • TECS1990
    TECS1990 replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    That's great! Indonesia must be a fantastic sourcing ground for south sea pearls, would love to visit some of the farms one day, I...
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    TECS1990 reacted to Juan Vito's post in the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA with Like Like.
    As someone from Indonesia who is learning more about pearls, I enjoy seeing how different designers present pearls in fresh and modern...
  • Juan Vito
    Juan Vito replied to the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA.
    As someone from Indonesia who is learning more about pearls, I enjoy seeing how different designers present pearls in fresh and modern...
  • TECS1990
    TECS1990 reacted to BWeaves's post in the thread CHRISTIANA KAFA with Like Like.
    It always takes me 3 tries to restring my pearls, because my hands forget the right tension to do the knots.
  • 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...
  • P
    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
    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...
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