Pearls


Pearls are popular jewelry stones. Learn about their properties and varieties, as well as practical tips for repairing and working with them.

How to String Pearls

How to String Pearls

Pearl stringing is a high-demand repair, so it's a great skill to have in your pocket. You can also apply...
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Pearl Treatments Explained

Since the beginning of time, man has sought to improve upon nature. Pearls are no exception. The majority of today's...
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Working with Pearls

Working with Pearls

Both natural and cultured pearls are formed when an irritant lodges in a mollusk. The mollusk then deposits layers of...
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The Use of Pearls in Cosmetics

Ginseng, green tea, and herb and oil extracts are just a few of the main ingredients in millions of cosmetics...
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The Effects of Global Warming on Pearl Oysters

Warming waters, changes in weather patterns, and increases in storm activity may all affect the future success of pearl farms,...
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Tips for Repairing Pearl Jewelry

Tips for Repairing Pearl Jewelry

When taking in a piece of pearl jewelry for repair, it may be necessary to remove the pearl to avoid...
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Pearls of the Ocean

Pearls don't need polishing or faceting to reveal their natural beauty. That's why pearls were among the first gems worn...
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Detecting Golden Pearl Color Enhancement

When the first warnings about color enhancement of golden South Sea pearls came out five years ago, fear struck the...
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The Different Kinds of Cultured Pearls

The Different Kinds of Cultured Pearls

Pearls are organic gem materials form in a variety of mollusks when the mollusk covers an irritant with layers of...
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Fabricated Reversible Pearl Pendant

Fabricated Reversible Pearl Pendant

Design ideas often begin one way, then evolve into something different. Such was the case with Robin Waynee's two-sided palladium...
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Chinese Freshwater Pearls

Chinese Freshwater Pearls

When Chinese freshwater pearls began flooding the market several years ago, craft artists took notice. It is not that pearls...
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Crafting a Custom Pearl Necklace

Crafting a Custom Pearl Necklace

“Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” I often recall those words from “Mission Impossible” as I approach a...
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The Fascinating World of Black Pearls

The Fascinating World of Black Pearls

Thirty years after Robert Wan began culturing his first Tahiti black pearls in the seas of French Polynesia, he is...
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950 Palladium and Tahitian Pearl Earrings

950 Palladium and Tahitian Pearl Earrings

These 950 Palladium earrings were designed by Tom McLaughlin of Lennons Jewelers, Syracuse, NY. The top portion of the design...
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3 Designers on a Pearl Challenge

3 Designers on a Pearl Challenge

Aesthetic interpretations are as unique as fingerprints. Give three people the same trendy sweater and each will wear it in...
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A Look at Pearl Quality

When buying cultured pearls, consumers must consider several quality characteristics that are very different from the four C's of diamonds...
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