You are speaking my language! I love jade beads, especially with twisty links in yellow gold.
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You are speaking my language! I love jade beads, especially with twisty links in yellow gold.
Aloha JKP. I just got a bead necklace and bracelet for Valentines Day and it is strung on silk thread. This is the first time I have ever had something that is strung on silk thread. As you might recall my nephrite bead bracelet is attached with platinum caps so I know that should last forever. My friend just told me that silk thread has to be restrung every few years. Do you know if that is true. Bummers if it is. I like things to last forever. LOL I know you are the Queen of Beads so I feel confident in asking you. Thanks in advance. My jeweler said that my necklace and bracelet would not look nice if I attached it with with links. What is your opinion.
Beautiful pieces there. Can’t help admiring them. Would you share how you remade the bracelet and necklace? I received my first bead bracelet on elastic. I’m worried it’ll just break at a bad time and place and I would loose the beads. Especially the tinier ones. So now I’ve kept the bracelet and and considering using DIY wires and clasps.
Thank you, everyone!
As Germans do know little about jade the seller (antique things) might not know about testing jade.
But I don't care if it really is jade.
I would rather have a real kind of other stone than any treated jade bangle.
Today my nephrite from Allan and the blue Guatemalan
As Germans do know little about jade the seller (antique things) might not know about testing jade.
But I don't care if it really is jade.
I would rather have a real kind of other stone than any treated jade bangle.
Today my nephrite from Allan and the blue Guatemalan
Sure Udalrike...
Not specific to jade but I thought I’d answer you anyway. Pearls are usually strung on silk thread and it is true that they should be restrung every so often. It really depends on how often you wear them. If you wear the necklace every day then every couple years is probably best but if it’s an occasional necklace you could get by without restringing for a while. Also, good quality strung beads usually have knots in between each bead/pearl to prevent them from scattering all over the floor should the strand break.
Aloha Silver Mom!
Iʻve heard that silk thread is gentlest on beads, but yeah... depending on how often one wears it and how hard one is on their jewelry, silk should be restrung because it stretches and degrades. This is especially true with pearls.
I have some older secondhand jade necklaces that I really should get restrung because I can see where the knots have stretched out. My teeny tiny beads long necklace should be restrung, I have no idea how old the cord is. Iʻm afraid to wear it and have it break, but Iʻm also really nervous at the thought of having someone take it apart to restring. I really ought to find someone. Does your jeweler do restringing of items she didnʻt make?
Iʻve heard that silk thread is gentlest on beads, but yeah... depending on how often one wears it and how hard one is on their jewelry, silk should be restrung because it stretches and degrades. This is especially true with pearls.
I have some older secondhand jade necklaces that I really should get restrung because I can see where the knots have stretched out. My teeny tiny beads long necklace should be restrung, I have no idea how old the cord is. Iʻm afraid to wear it and have it break, but Iʻm also really nervous at the thought of having someone take it apart to restring. I really ought to find someone. Does your jeweler do restringing of items she didnʻt make?
I am sure she does. I did get this bead jade necklace from Alice but the necklace was too long so I asked her to make the necklace into a necklace and bracelet instead. So she actually had to restring. She told me that she will restring for me whenever but I was hoping that they last forever. Do you have any necklaces that you know how old the silk threads are. I am sad because I really love my new bead jade necklace and bracelet and was wanting to wear it all the time but now that I know this I guess I can't.....sigh. Do you want me to ask Alice for you? Hope all is well and you are finding lots of jade to oogle at. LOL
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Thank you soooo much for answering my question Bostonjetset. I am a silk thread newbie so this is SO HELPFUL. I suppose that after a while I will not be wearing it so much but since it is new I like to wear it. I was surprised to hear that silk thread has to even be restrung at all but am learning new things everyday. I myself am rather rough and would have preferred to string my jade beads on links but my jeweler said it would look so ugly. Shucks......can never win.
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HI ULI, soooo great to see you here again. It has been a while for me too. Miss the old gang always. HugsOh, hello, Silver Mom, forgot to greet you!
Totally love Alan's work. You are right about a real stone as opposed to treated jade.