Hi, I've seen pearls strung on thin organdy ribbon and would like to make a similar necklace but can't figure out how to get the ribbon through the small hole of the pearl.
Anyone know how this is done ? Thanks !
actually, I've been wondering about that too! it looks like one of those optical illusions but I'm sure there's a secret to it.
You mean they don't just carefully line up some oysters and place a ribbon into them with a grain of sand?? Wow..I'd like to know the answer to this too! *grins*
I have had friends make these (never had the patience myself) and what they did was to use a pearl reamer till the hole was big enough to take a silk ribbon on a needle!
Sounds like carpal tunnel waiting to happen to me....
The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)
The way I learned to do it was to get some sort of medium like "fray check", put a couple of drops on your fingers and then twist the end of the ribbon between them until it forms a stiff needle-like thing. Keep twisting the fray check part of the ribbon until it is as thin as you can get it, let it dry and then string on the beads. Once all the beads are strung, cut of the fray-checked part of the ribbon and continue with the necklace design.
I have not tried this with pearls, but I have done it using beads with small holes.
Fray check can be found in craft and fabric stores and is pretty cheap for a big bottle.
Heather
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