[Jewelry making - Article 00098] - Re: [Orchid] Round earring setting question

[Beth Wicker]

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    I think I didn't explain the problem very well - most people who
    have pierced ears have the primary hole in the middle of their
    earlobe.  Settings that have a post centered, as in traditional
    prong settings, center the stone on the earlobe.  Settings that have
    the post at one end or the other result in a stone that "drops" from
    the middle of the ear lobe. 

    On an oval stone this looks fine and "natural".  On the large round
    stones I set it results in this big round stone "stuck" on the
    bottom of the ear lobe, and, quite frankly, looks quite strange!  A
    round stone, for whatever reason, seems to need to be centered on
    the earlobe (or to be so large as to cover the earlobe).  Make
    sense? 

I'm afraid I don't know what a "monster clutch" is - more info please!

Thanks!
Beth in SC


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