| Original Message: Re: The Evolution of a Necklace, A question, please---------------- |
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I think adjichristine may be thinking of the pearl knotter device that is sold many places--a big wooden handle with three different things sticking out one end and it comes with a video. I've never used one myself but was asked how to use them when I had my shop. Once I showed people how to do it themselves they thought, like I do, that the device is more trouble than it's worth. I worked with a lady some years ago who's mother had been Mikkimoto's head stringer/knotter for MANY years and had the good fortune to see a number of examples of her work-she didn't use the device either. Keep in mind, too, that there are several "correct" ways to knot. I often had people call me about restringing their priceless heirloom pearls only to find that they were glass but I did have one lady with many strings of beautiful pearls who wore them all the time(until they broke) and wanted them strung on nylon for durability and it was such a joy to work with them. Except that one strand of 36" of perfectly matched 8mm champagne color pearls--took forever to find the right thread and four tries to get it right but it is so worth it when you can restore a beloved object to everyday use. She had had them for 40+ years and nearly passed out when I gave her an idea of what they were worth.
Juel
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