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Christine come to London and join a class- When I teach the basic class, after working 5 necklace techniques of increasing fineness which dont involve knotting, we reach the high point of the class, (=necklaces at "Knightsbridge" level) =traditional pearl knotting using precious metal gimp with the clasps. I offer at least 3 methods (also shown in my books) for doing the knots. In the trade even in the '60s stringers worked on a light-coloured velvet cloth. I use my fingers and pull the knots close with my fingernails, but I've seen stringers working the knots around the point of a hatpin, or very fine pointed watchmakers tweezers allow you to grip the central thread through the centre of the loop in such a way that as you pull it has to tighten where you want it. A lot of words but simple when you get into the rhythm! Stefany
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