Anna's Pearl and Bead Restringing
I am a pearl and bead jewellery repairer. I can also redesign and/or renew you old bead strands to make them like new. I am also a self taught crochet addict, new mum and craft enthusiast with not enough hours in the day!
For my restringing I need a pair of very sharp precise snips to cut the final strands of silk flush to the pearls so that no loose threads show. I have used various embroidery snips in the past which are fine for a while but not great. Then a few years ago I treated myself …
I think I have spoken about this before and it still winds me up! Why would you put metal beads on silk thread?! I know they might be gold, the pearls are nice pearls and you probably paid a lot of money for the necklace. I understand you want it threaded "the best" way, but …
My elastic, wire, silk and thread are nutotious for getting tangled and unravelling of their own accord. The best way I have found for storing them is on a mug tree that keeps the thread separate and easily accessible. Occasionally either I loose or break the little plastic cuffs that stop the thread unravelling. …
