Pearls

I had several requests for pearls. No probs (FYI, individual emails about the pearls are coming soon). I went to my favourite pearl sellers - Jane and John at the Hongqiao Pearl Market - and got several strands. For whatever reason, I don't own my own strand of white pearls. It will be a relief for everyone to know that I corrected that issue asap in Shanghai.

The pictures show Jane stringing pearls for a couple different necklaces. I don't know why I didn't get a picture of her face. She is gorgeous and so lovely. My mistake!

She kept the odds and ends pearls in a bag. She used this for Christine's graduated set.

I told her how much I wanted to pay and she pulled out the right set of strands. She was a wizard.

While Jane strung them, John tied knots

She split all of the thread into its three strands. Eventually, only one strand remained which was knotted