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#3,406
My edisons from Kong are set to arrive Tuesday. Rather than wait to meet them to pick thread, I ordered one skein of fig in medium and one wine in thick, whichever fits the drill is the winner.

Meanwhile, because the edisons need a clasp and I don’t want to buy one, I have decided to string my harvest strand endlessly. That way I can use the yellow gold clasp from the champagne strand for the edisons.
 
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While waiting on thread I pieced out my strand so all I have to do later is take them off in order and knot. I made a goof and need an opinion.

Plan A was to have the narrow ends of the Goldens point towards the Edison like this
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But when I went back in to fix a mistake I mis-strung the other side with both points going up like this Plan B
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Which looks better? Or should I do then with flats towards the Edison rather than either of the above?
 
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Looking at my strand in morning light I decided to order 4 more near round dark golds from Continental as part of the strand looks a bit anemic color wise. My landscape for it changed because the epyt eidsons were so nice and so big I used one for the center instead of the biggest champagne pearl.

For anyone looking to do this too, so far I have:
1. Bought a bunch of pearls willy nilly
2. Cut up a strand I haven’t worn in more than 5 years
3. Using a yardstick, laid out my design from the center out. When I got stuck, I found the center of each side, put in the “best part” and then worked to close the gap between the side focals and the center focal. Then it was piecing out the back.
4. Using cheap sewing thread, I temp strung the strand and compared sides to make sure it was as symmetrical as I could get it in terms of color and shape. Caught a few errors before it was all knotted. Yay! Then I tied the ends together to try it on and see how I liked it as a whole.
5. Ordered more pearls basdd on what I felt it needed to make my eyes happy.

All the above assmebly took about two hours last night give or take.

Something I would do differently is to decide in the focal pearl first, making it big and bold. Had I secured my focal first, I wouldn’t have a lingering edison because I ordered 4 planning one way, used one as a focal and then had no use for the fourth pearl. Or I would have ordered 5 edisons. Given my love of dark goldens and that I found my old strand a bit pale, I should have just ordered more dark goldens to start rather than worry about and now have to pay an extra shipping charge to get more to be happy.
 
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20181218_163750.jpg Today, I wore my blue Akoya/white soufflé long tin cup with matching earrings, blue Akoya rope & WSS octopus pendant. I went to physical therapy & to see the doctor. They said my healing is phenomenal & I have been released. I don't need to see the doctor again unless I start having any problems & I don't have to go to physical therapy anymore. YAY!!!!!:happydance:
 
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aerinha said:
While waiting on thread I pieced out my strand so all I have to do later is take them off in order and knot. I made a goof and need an opinion.

Plan A was to have the narrow ends of the Goldens point towards the Edison like this
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But when I went back in to fix a mistake I mis-strung the other side with both points going up like this Plan B
View attachment 4282588
Which looks better? Or should I do then with flats towards the Edison rather than either of the above?
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I like B myself. This looks so fun! Can’t wait to see the finished necklace.
 
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My King Edison strand arrived. I spent all day waiting and it turned up at dinner. They had it packaged well until Homeland Security ripped it open. Guess China to PA by way of Dubai was suspicious lol

While they are less round than mine from PP they seem otherwise on par for half the price. They need to be strung so they look short on but here are comparison shots. Kindly ignore today’s green shirt with the purple pearls :)

Kong
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PP
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Kong with flash
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PP flash
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Kong no flash
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PP no flash
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aerinha said:
While waiting on thread I pieced out my strand so all I have to do later is take them off in order and knot. I made a goof and need an opinion.

Plan A was to have the narrow ends of the Goldens point towards the Edison like this
View attachment 4282587
But when I went back in to fix a mistake I mis-strung the other side with both points going up like this Plan B
View attachment 4282588
Which looks better? Or should I do then with flats towards the Edison rather than either of the above?
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I like B as well [emoji4]
 
#3,417
Vietnamese Blue Akoyas from Cees today

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cdtracing said:
View attachment 4283202 Today, I wore my blue Akoya/white soufflé long tin cup with matching earrings, blue Akoya rope & WSS octopus pendant. I went to physical therapy & to see the doctor. They said my healing is phenomenal & I have been released. I don't need to see the doctor again unless I start having any problems & I don't have to go to physical therapy anymore. YAY!!!!!:happydance:
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Looking great and yay for your recovery! :D
 
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aerinha said:
My King Edison strand arrived. I spent all day waiting and it turned up at dinner. They had it packaged well until Homeland Security ripped it open. Guess China to PA by way of Dubai was suspicious lol

While they are less round than mine from PP they seem otherwise on par for half the price. They need to be strung so they look short on but here are comparison shots. Kindly ignore today’s green shirt with the purple pearls :smile:

Kong
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PP
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Kong with flash
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PP flash
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Kong no flash
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PP no flash
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I think the Kong's pearls look phenomenal!
 
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aerinha said:
My King Edison strand arrived. I spent all day waiting and it turned up at dinner. They had it packaged well until Homeland Security ripped it open. Guess China to PA by way of Dubai was suspicious lol

While they are less round than mine from PP they seem otherwise on par for half the price. They need to be strung so they look short on but here are comparison shots. Kindly ignore today’s green shirt with the purple pearls :smile:

Kong
View attachment 4283289

View attachment 4283288

PP
View attachment 4283283

View attachment 4283282

Kong with flash
View attachment 4283285
PP flash
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Kong no flash
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PP no flash
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What gorgeous pearls! I love the colour, its stunning.
 
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