[Jewelry making - Article 00632] - [Orchid] Pearl/Coral/Gold Necklace Question

[Bradley Zastrow]

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    Ladies & Gentlemen, I have a quick question, that I know can be
    answered with the vast knowledge that the Orchid community has.  I
    am making a pearl necklace (8-9mm FW Pearls) that is also going to
    contain approx 4mm Coral beads and 2 - 3 mm gold beads.  My dilemma
    is this:  Originally I was going to tie knots between all the beads
    (as in a typical pearl necklace) with white silk.  While the final
    arraignment of the beads has yet to be finalized, I know that there
    will be an alternating pattern between the pearls,coral beads, and
    gold beads.  However, after thinking about it - I'm afraid that the
    size of the knots might interfere with the overall aesthetic of the
    necklace.  Because the holes on the pearls are rather large - I am
    going to have to use a thicker size silk which produces knots which
    are also large - especially when sitting in between two gold beads. 
    Besides using a metal wire (like memory wire or the like) and crimp
    beads, what other possible solutions are there?  I was thinking
    about the possibility of only knotting between the pearls, and let
    the coral and gold "touch".  As you already know, however, coral is
    a rather soft "stone" to begin with - should I be worried about
    continued wear of the coral/coral contact or the coral/gold contact?
     I know I could offset the situation by buying larger gold and/or
    coral beads - but there is a price issue with that.  I welcome any
    and all suggestions in the matter, and I thank you in advance. 

Sincerely,
Bradley


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