The JADE thread!

[udalrike]

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I may sound strange, but I make even pearl necklaces with a ordinary transparent string. And they never fall off.
I once had an expensive trollbeads bracelet whose clasp must have opened without me realising it and I lost many beads.

 

[udalrike]

Here you can see some examples.

 

[Silver Mom]

Here you can see some examples.

So NICE Uli. You are amazing. This looks like fishing line.

 

[udalrike]

Of course I will shorten the ends a bit more.

Hugs, Silver Mom!

 

[udalrike]

You were fast, Silver Mom!

 

[udalrike]

Oh, and a friend reminded me of a jade bangle that I had almost forgotten.
Looks a bit like someone had done kalligraphy.

 

[udalrike]

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[udalrike]

Silver Mom, which of your wonderful jades are you wearing these days?

 

[song1]

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.

Thanks so much! I learned wire wrapping by watching YouTube videos. It’s quite easy. I’ve experimented using various gauges and hardness of wire over time but I most prefer gold-filled wire for it’s look and durability (and affordability compared with solid gold). Its actually very easy, all that’s needed is two pairs of pliers (one chain nose and one round nose) and a pair of wire cutters. I added chain to the bracelet so that it becomes adjustable and I like the dangle look. When I first started, I used inexpensive wire to practice.

 

[Silver Mom]

You were fast, Silver Mom!

LOL I know Uli. With Covid we can't leave home. LOL

 

[Silver Mom]

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LOVELY LOVELY

 

[Silver Mom]

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Your stacks are always the best.

 

[Silver Mom]

Silver Mom, which of your wonderful jades are you wearing these days?

I am wearing this because it is my most recent from Hubs for Valentines Day. Came as one long strand but too long for me so had Alice make it into a bracelet and necklace.

Sorry Uli but for some reason I am having a hard time downloading the picture. When I get it figured out I will post for you.

 

[Silver Mom]

Here it is Uli. I don't know why but I always have trouble with my computer when I am on Safari and had to change to Chrome.

 

[AJadecent Angle]

Thank you! You are so knowledgable about jadeite does the cotton mean those parts are not fine grained or it could still be fine grained and have cotton/snow? It was certified as fine grain by a reputable lab.

Thanks for the compliment! And cotton doesn’t mean a piece isn’t fine grained, it just occurs often in translucent jade pieces from either mineral intrusion or from a compound in jade forming cotton due to a reaction.
Here’s the pic for the Moss-in-Snow. Sorry for glare btw, it’s gloomy and snowing hard in NY.