https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/honoring-my-own-standards/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/honoring-my-own-standards/#comment-154060 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:31:42 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=18082#comment-154060 Learning to knot pearls with silk is not difficult. I learned in a class in buttons beads and beyond on Cory avenue St. Pete. I recall you need six times the length silk. This teacher taught a method she used in New York City. After the beginning knot the pearls to be strung were all loaded on the string of six ply smoothed silk. One at a time the knot was looped all the beads through tying on the first pearl. A pair if thin tweezers were available to pull the knot close to that first pearl. Then one at a time repeat. It is easy with a demonstration. I did the long irregular water pearls first! And if I can do those you can do regular. There are most likely instructions better some where and you can practice with anything. Even beads hang more naturally knotted.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/honoring-my-own-standards/#comment-22754 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:47:02 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=18082#comment-22754 You did the right thing. You gave it your best attempt and knowing in your heart it wasn’t up to your standards, you returned the necklace. Sometimes people who do not make jewelry assume you can repair or make anything jewelry related. I was recently sent (through my unknowing husband) a completely broken rosary which supposedly only needed a new clasp. The whole piece is strung (I don’t string) and needs to be made all over again. I could make it from scratch by linking the beads with wire but don’t know if I want to go through all that work. I should probably return the whole thing as it was going to be a free favor. I know there is a lot of sentimental value to this piece. What to do!

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/honoring-my-own-standards/#comment-10110 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:12:24 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=18082#comment-10110 I appreciated the difficulty you faced in the attempt to string the pearl necklace. I also would not have been able to do this. Fortunately, I live near Chinatown and go there for all my pearl needs. They have made necklaces for me, and re-strung necklaces with the knots, for a reasonable price. Would you be able to find someone who could repair that woman’s pearl necklace for a reasonable price? It would be so good to see her being able to wear that again.

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