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Does anyone have any tips for how to clean vintage faux pearls? I scored an enormous motherload of them today, but I need to make them less dusty and gunky.
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Atropa - Mar 10, 2011 3:02:10 pm PST #27538 of 30001
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javachik - Mar 10, 2011 3:09:20 pm PST #27539 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Jilli, I've placed pearls into clean nylons and then dunked the whole thing into a sink with mild shampoo. I just massaged the pearls within the nylon for a while and it worked really well.
Beverly - Mar 10, 2011 3:10:51 pm PST #27540 of 30001
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Whip mild dish soap in warm to tepid water. Let pearls soak for a few minutes, place in cool water, twice or more times till the water stays clear. Lay carefully on a soft towel to dry. Some of the string, if it's cotton or silk, may be rotten and break, but better at home than when you're out. If you need to restring, use dental floss, and knot between each bead.
ETA: java's method works fine. But with pearls of unknown vintage and quality, the string is always suspect and should be treated as fragile.
Atropa - Mar 10, 2011 3:19:12 pm PST #27541 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I knew you people would have answers for me!
I assume I should clean them before I reassemble the assorted strands into the giant necklace I'm making?
javachik - Mar 10, 2011 3:24:35 pm PST #27542 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yup, I did it with loose pearls - allowed me to clean each individually with the nylon without losing any of the little suckers. Once dried, I re-strung.
Atropa - Mar 10, 2011 3:43:55 pm PST #27543 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So my next question, which I don't expect anyone to be able to answer, is when did mainstream fashion start taking its cues EXPLICITLY from me? I was in Macy's today, and there was a whole section (and not the teen section!) that was racks of fitted boleros and cardigans, in black & pink stripe.
With ruffled trim.
Yes, I'm going back there on Saturday and getting one. But seriously? When did mainstream fashion pick up my colorways?
Allyson - Mar 10, 2011 3:51:59 pm PST #27544 of 30001
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Strix - Mar 10, 2011 3:52:13 pm PST #27545 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So my next question, which I don't expect anyone to be able to answer, is when did mainstream fashion start taking its cues EXPLICITLY from me?
4/9/09
But it takes awhile for the designs to filter down to the mainstream.
sarameg - Mar 10, 2011 3:57:28 pm PST #27546 of 30001
I accidentally locked Devi in the basement with the scary shopvac for 90 minutes while I was out swimming. Oops. I heard her crying plaintively when I walked in the door and was wondering why she wasn't coming when I answered her.
I should dry the floors down there, but I think I'll wait until the rain is really done.
DavidS - Mar 10, 2011 3:59:02 pm PST #27547 of 30001
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