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Freshwater Pearls (all)
Cultured freshwater pearls
Description
On this page you will find our complete range of beautiful cultured freshwater pearls. We have a range of shapes for any project – nuggets, potato (off-round), rice, coin pearls and more!
Freshwater pearls are farmed natural pearls grown by mussels. The mussel is implanted with a tiny piece of mantle tissue, in a process called nucleation. The pearl will then form around this tiny piece of mantle and be harvested when the desired size/age is reached. One mussel can produce dozens of pearls!
My Beads has gained a strong reputation for our range of freshwater pearls, developing relationships with key cultured pearl suppliers over the years. We continue to offer very competitive pricing, and strive to offer a high level of value in terms of the overall appearance (size, shape, nacre and lustre) of our pearls. We offer a range of qualities, from very affordable irregular nugget pearls to stunning, lustrous near-round pearls. We select our pearls based on their inherent appeal – so even our most inexpensive pearls are beautiful and very wearable!
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a small ringed rice shape. Ringing is a natural feature of freshwater pearls, and is cause by the pearl turning in the shell while it is being formed. Surface: Nice lustre, slightly irregular, ringed. Colour: Natural creamy white. Size: Approx. 6mm to 7mm long, 4-5mm wide. Strand Length:…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed potato (off-round) shape. Ringing is a natural feature of freshwater pearls, and is cause by the pearl turning in the shell while it is being formed. Surface: Nice lustre, slightly irregular, ringing. Colour: Natural creamy white. Size: Approx. 6mm to 7mm long, 7mm to 8mm wide….
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a large, chunky peanut shape. Really striking, beautiful pearls. These unusual pearls are sure to make a statement – and they won’t last long! Surface: Nice lustre, quite ringed and somewhat irregular. Colour: Natural creamy white. Size: Approx. 10mm wide, on average 15mm long (some beads towards the end of the…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a small elongated nugget shape. Beautiful high lustre and soft peachy lilac colour. Surface: Nice lustre, some slight natural ringing around pearls, some surface irregularities. Colour: Soft peachy lilac. Size: Approx. 6mm to 7mm long, 5mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 34cm Beads per strand: Approx. 50 Hole size:…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a nugget shape. These pearls are a pale pink colour (which is dyed). Surface: Nice lustre, somewhat irregular surface. Colour: Dyed soft pink Size: Approx. 5mm to 6mm long, 6mm to 7mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 38cm Beads per strand: Approx. 63 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Ringing is a natural feature of freshwater pearls, and is cause by the pearl turning in the shell while it is being formed. Surface: Nice lustre, slightly irregular, ringed. Colour: Natural creamy white. Size: Approx. 8mm to 10mm long, 6mm to 7mm wide. Strand…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a flat baroque shape. Highly irregular pearls that vary in size and shape. These vary immensely from strand to strand – some strands are closer to a coin shape, while others are more rectangular. Some strands are completely irregular in shape. The photo is several strands chosen at…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a top-drilled nugget shape. These are irregular/nugget pearls, top drilled (sometimes called dancing pearls). Surface: Nice lustre, mostly smooth. Some rings and surface imperfections. Colour: Dyed Deep Red Size: Approx. 5mm to 6mm long, 6mm to 7mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 36cm Beads per strand: Approx. 70 Hole…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Ringing is a natural feature of freshwater pearls, and is cause by the pearl turning in the shell while it is being formed. Surface: Nice lustre, slightly irregular, ringed. Colour: Natural creamy white. Size: Approx. 9mm to 10mm long, 7-8mm wide. Strand Length: Approx….
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a very irregular, B grade nugget shape. Surface: Very irregular, refer to photo. Colour: green Size: Approx. 5mm to 6mm long, 5mm to 6mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 36cm Beads per strand: Approx. 63 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm