[Jewelry making - Article 00666] - Re: [Orchid] Dyed rubies discovered!

[John Sexton]

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    Let me say first of all that I have never delt with "dyed rubies" But
    I have delt with other dyed glass and agate products. I usually try
    to check the color fastness (is that a word?) the following way. In a
    small bowl mix warm water and Dawn, dish detergent, and a couple
    tablespoons of bleach. I submerge the beads/ items and let them set
    for 5-10 minutes. I then pick some of them u- and rubb them around in
    my hads, like washing my hands, then rinse them in warm water and set
    them aside to dry. The ones stil in the solution I rinse and set them
    aside in a seperate container to dry. When both groups are dry I them
    compare them to each other and to the originals that I have not
    treated.This tells me how much fading too expect from wear and how
    much to expect to just run, transfer to a garment.Don't know if it
    will help or not but it sure helped in the bead store that my wife
    ran for 40 years. 

John (Jack) Sexton
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