[Jewelry making - Article 01717] - Re: [Orchid] Pearls: To Knot or Not

[Barbara Baugh]

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    From my own experience knotting pearls, I think it's more a question
    of preference. I've done graduated strands both knotted and
    unknotted, and they all lay just fine. One thing about knotting
    graduated strands that does slightly jar my oh-so-delicate visual
    sensibilities is the size of the knot versus the size of the pearl.
    When the smallest pearls are 3mm or less and the silk is thick, the
    strand looks kind of knobby to me. 

    I've been told that Japanese customers prefer their pearls unknotted,
    but I've never sold to any Japanese customers, so I don't 
    know that for a fact.
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