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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
Just had a start. A raccoon was on my little third-floor balcony, peering in at me through the glass door. First time I've seen one around here.
Hec, that link is AWESOME! I love how the women are all wearing figure skates but don't lace the boots up all the way--they just tie 'em around the ankles. Derby boots are all low-top so you can get more maneuverability in your ankles. And no elbow pads, wrist guards or mouth guards! MEEP!
