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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 potato (off-round) shape. These are very irregular, and the price very much reflects that! The definitely vary from strand to strand – some strands are quite smooth, while others have quite a bumpy surface. Some strands are an off-round, potato shape; while others are almost a rondelle/button…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a rice shape. Beautiful high lustre and pretty peach colour. Surface: Nice lustre, some slight natural ringing around pearls. Colour: Peach Size: Approx. 9mm to 10mm long (beads are somewhat graduated, with smaller beads ~8mm at the ends of the strand and larger beads ~10mm in the middle),…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a very irregular, B grade nugget shape. Surface: Very irregular, refer to photo. Colour: pink Size: Approx. 5mm to 6mm long, 5mm to 6mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 36cm Beads per strand: Approx. 63 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm
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, almost a very pale peach. Size: Approx. 8mm to 10mm long,…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Lovely very soft peach colour. Surface: Nice lustre, with highly ringed and irregular surface. Colour: Soft peach. Size: Mostly Approx. 8mm to 9mm long, but occasionally up to 12mm long. 7mm to 8mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 38cm Beads per strand: Approx. 36 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Quite irregular pearls that vary in size and shape. Surface: Nice lustre, with highly ringed and irregular surface. Colour: Dark peacock blue/black. Size: Mostly Approx. 9mm to 13mm long, but occasionally up to 15mm long. 7mm to 8mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 38cm Beads per strand: Approx….
Full strand of medium potato cultured freshwater pearls, in a dyed rich red colour. Surface: Nice lustre, slight ringing. Colour: Dark, rich red. Size: Approx. 6mm to 7mm Strand Length: Approx. 37cm Beads per strand: Approx. 60 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls? Cultured freshwater pearls are farmed natural pearls grown by…
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 fairly well formed individual rectangles; others are mostly made up of two rectangles joined together (these are actually quite interesting and unique in their…