[Jewelry making - Article 00746] - Re: [Orchid] FTC Jewelry guide, misleading and deceptive practices

[TA Masters]

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    Beth, Very interesting reply with many right on comments. I wonder
    about the more restrictive shows, does that mean nothing with
    Pearls, gold, silver, etc.? Does a chain lose hand made status
    because the chain maker did not pan the gold and process it into
    wire? Some decisions do not make sense. 

    You bring to mind something I have been discussing on the Faceter's
    List. When a piece of fine jewelry is credited to the designer or
    fabricator, why is there no mention of the stone cutter? I think
    Faceters are left out of the equation and that is not how it should
    be. They deserve name recognition as well. 

    When I hear beads put down as not being "natural," I wonder, do the
    components not come from the earth? So they take heat to reform,
    still basically they consist of sand and whatever. 

    I think it is easy to put something down, we need to take the higher
    road. I totally agree 10 sets of the same component will result in
    10 different end products. I took up silver smithing to make my bead
    designs different than others, then I took up lapidary, to make them
    even more unique. 


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