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I did not know you could until I came across this tutorial on how to dye white pearls! This really helps if you are trying to get a particular shade to compliment your jewelry designs. Fabric dyes are used. This makes sense as pearls are made from ...

Did You Know You Can Dye Pearls Yourself?  More Recent Articles Did You Know You Can Dye Pearls Yourself? I did not know you could until I came across this tutorial on how to dye white pearls!  This really helps if you are trying to get a particular shade to compliment your jewelry designs.  Fabric dyes are used. This makes sense as pearls are made from almost 100% calcium carbonate, a very porous material. The tutorial also includes a number of tips and tricks including how to sieve the liquid dye through a coffee filter to make sure there are no bits of undissolved dye powder. These bits would otherwise cause streaked colorations. Is the color permanent?  Nope. The color will fade with time.  So re-dying is a possibility. If you sell your designs using dyed pearls, make sure you let your customers know.  There is nothing wrong with dyed gemstones so long as it is declared as such. Before You Go : Very Useful Alcohol Inks Guide for Jewelry Making How to Make Ombre Jewelry Tutorials How to Colorize Washer Pendants with Alcohol Inks ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Wire JewelryTips  -Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Share Your Comment! Related Posts Watch a Paper Disc Cut Through Acrylic, Plastic and Wood!! 2 Gorgeous RAW Beaded Crystal Bracelet Tutorials How to Make Easy Maple Leaf Jewelry Tutorials   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles Make Your Own Wind Chimes with Beads! Watch a Paper Disc Cut Through Acrylic, Plastic and Wood!! 2 Gorgeous RAW Beaded Crystal Bracelet Tutorials Winner of the TierraCast Dulce Vida Collection Giveaway Haute Couture Tambour Beaded Invertebrate Art by Atelier Noboru How to Make Easy Maple Leaf Jewelry Tutorials Easy Chevron Beaded Ring Tutorial     Contact Me •Past Issues •Join This List •Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.