Records of commercial pearl harvesting go back 2500+ years, making pearls one of our most ancient and treasured gems. They are also uniquely feminine gems. Attempts have been made at marketing pearls to men,...
Natural Pearl Guide If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. How are pearls formed? An oyster becomes irritated by a nucleus often in the form of a piece of shell...
Domestic Machines . Many many variations! some are treadle (foot) powered, some electric motor. There are Portable and table/cabinet ones ........ these don’t wear out! needles etc easy to get as are the...
Synthetic Pearl Guide If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. Crystal pearls are made with a crystal base which is then powder coated / painted / dyed the...
Safe Ways to Clean Pearl Jewelry The pearls most of us wear today are cultured pearls, their existence initiated by humans who insert a bead or other object into an oyster or clam. The clam coats the foreigner...
This 5 criteria including lustre, surface, colour, shape and size of pearl, these various criteria will be explored in detail in the guide below: Lustre Lustre is considered as the most important and above all...
Knowlege about beads by Hong(Lisa) of 8Season Referring to dictionary, the definition of a bead is a small, round material which is pierced to string and threading. Actually the beads are varied in materials...
New Swarovski Crystal Bead Colors Component Releases 2006 The new Swarovski colors and articles are released about each spring and fall. There are an almost endless supply of colors from Swarovski but a few...
What You Should Know Before Buying Pearl Jewellery How to Care for Your Pearls History of Pearls Pearl Quality Preparing Cultured Pearl Jewellery How are Pearls Grown?The Difference Between Natural, Cultured...
The Cord, The Bag The Story Sheet Every piece comes with a braided or plaited waxed braid cord with bound in loop and toggle, along with woven native flax bag designed to show of the traditional styling and...