Question about pearls

Ok, this is probably a dumb question, but how do they get pearls in all those intersting shapes like coins, squares, hearts, and crosses? I have no idea.

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Beadbimbo
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They plant little crosses, squares, diamonds, etc. in the mussels. All cultured pearls have "seeds"; these are just bigger than most, and not round.

Georgia

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Georgia

It's usually oysters, not mussels (mussels don't produce the same quality nacre), but yeah....the technique is called "seeding."

KarenS

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Karen Sherwood

Would they put in something hollow that the seed is going to grow into and take the shape of?

Reply to
Beadbimbo

They put in a shaped "seed" that the oyster covers with nacre.

-Amber.

Reply to
fallen_ikon

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I get it now! Thanks!

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Beadbimbo

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