[Jewelry making - Article 00516] - [Orchid] [Source] Soapstone

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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    Does anyone have a source for small amounts of soapstone, in
    miscellaneous colors? I bought some soapstone beads from Fire
    Mountain, but just wondered if there were additional sources. I like
    the ease with which soapstone can be drilled and abraded. Does it
    wear well when made into pendants, bracelet beads, necklace parts,
    etc.? 

    My Fire Mountain soapstone beads came with the spinning marks and
    some sort of lacquer on them, which I got rid of by tumbling them for
    an hour in an abrasive medium. Now they have the matte look which I
    like. 

Thanks in advance,
Judy Bjorkman
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