wintermute
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2021
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Hi, I'd like to try my hand at stringing my own pearls. I've watched a few videos on how to string, and doubt I'd be able to pull off the method where you make the knots with tweezers or a needle, but the "Japanese method" with 2 threads seems do-able. I currently have a 16" worth of loose Tahitian pearls I'd like to string into a necklace; they've been drilled with a 0.8mm hole.
Is a 0.8mm hole large enough to do Japanese stringing with 2 threads passing through the hole? If so, can anyone recommend a particular string, or even just the right size to use for that?
Do I need to ream out the pearls on the ends?
If I mess this up, how hard is it to undo all the knots - do you have to cut each out or can they generally kind of slide out (if that makes sense)? Is it damaging to the pearls if you have to keep undoing and re-doing, and should I buy some cheap pearls to practice on?
Thank you!
Is a 0.8mm hole large enough to do Japanese stringing with 2 threads passing through the hole? If so, can anyone recommend a particular string, or even just the right size to use for that?
Do I need to ream out the pearls on the ends?
If I mess this up, how hard is it to undo all the knots - do you have to cut each out or can they generally kind of slide out (if that makes sense)? Is it damaging to the pearls if you have to keep undoing and re-doing, and should I buy some cheap pearls to practice on?
Thank you!