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Thanks for your post. I did not intend to 'lump together' the many complicated techniques of colouring stone beads. As I wrote to Paeonie, I prefer natural stone and time-honoured more subtle methods of colour-enhancement, but the garish new colours should not be despised, imo. The colours seem quite fast when I have done very basic testing (hot water, hot oil, acetone), and the infamous fuscia stones seem thoroughly permeated, but I would be interested to learn more. I have to have a certain turnover in sales to support my love of stone beads, and I must say the dyed stones can look quite attractive at the sort of price that casual customers are willing to spend. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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