Wonderful! Glad to help. What was the problem?

it was the tie bar. i really wanted to understand how to get it close to the pearls - and was having so much trouble! I did pretty well on my first try thanks to your help. However, I think I need slightly thinner thread, to really get close in. I love the tie-bar style of clasp and findings, they are so seamless and beautiful! Yours is the only tutorial I have seen that focus on that particular style of hardware with the knotting! Thank you so much.

That is a professional pearl drill, $kkkk

@@Pearlescenceltd where can we buy it?

Yes, either via Amazon or the publisher's website (crowood)

Thank you!

Hi. This is a pearl drill. Specialist equipment. Don't believe anyone who says you can use anything else to drill a pearl. It really is a case of using only the right tool for the job.

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Hi. can you send us a close up photo of the last three/gap, via the contact page on our website? Hopefully we can sort you

Look into stretching your silk prior to using it, you may need to do this to ensure that your strand stretches as little as possible after it is made. It will always stretch a little so try to get all your knots super-close to the pearls you're making them up against and very tight. You want them tight and right (that is, in the right place). When finished your necklace may not hang smoothly and look a bit kinked if you've strung the whole thing tight and right. However that will naturally stretch out after you've worn it a couple of times. Store your necklace flat, too, storing them "hung" makes them stretch even more and the gaps between the knots get bigger. Another point, if you don't pre-stretch your silk then as your silk stretches later the knots get smaller (they all do anyway) but, if they were too loose to start with, they can get so small that some slip inside the pearl.

Thank you for your comment. However since the silk we use is plied (twisted for strength, like knitting wood) it does not need pre-stretching. And in any case, if larger pearls are used we switch to synthetic where there is no stretching. Real silk will invariably fail over time, as it is a natural fibre, which will absorb sweat and other moistures in wear.. If this happens a lot to you, switch to synthetics. High performance Griffin is very good, or if you use the two strand method, then we recommend Beader's Secret

Thank you

Thank you

+portcity34 We drill pearls all day every day. This works for us but you can use your own method, it isn't mandatory

otto joao sometimes. Usually when the bit is blunt..they only last for a few pearls. Obviously you feel the heat immediately and stop for a minute or so.

The griffin silk comes with a 2m length attached. That is about two necklaces and a bracelet. We use size 4, which means we have to enlarge the first and last three drill holes to 1mm by drilling (separate video) We don't bother to pre-stretch these days as it doesn't seem to make a difference with the Griffin which is twisted like plied wool for strength - or we use synthetic for very heavy pearls and that, of course, doesn't stretch. Real silk will stretch eventually because of wear, through time. It's time to re-string when you can move the pearls back and forth between the knots - it means that the silk is wearing out. It's a natural material, that's what it does. I saw a necklace of HM the Queen's with play between the pearls. It made my fingers itch!

Great! Remember that if it all goes horribly wrong you can cut it up and do it again...and again. The pearls really won't mind a bit.

A very belated thank you! Glad it was useful

Thank you and sorry for the long delay in responding. Yes we do sell everything shown here .You can see it here www.pearlescence.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/93_41_159_101/products_id/2854

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