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Cultured Freshwater Pearls
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! Please select from the categories below.
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 irregular nugget shape. Lovely soft colour. Shape: Nugget. Surface: Some surface ripples and irregularities. Dull/flat areas are also common. Colour: Soft lilac/peach. Size: Approx. 10mm wide, 9mm long. Strand Length: Approx. 36cm Beads per strand: approx. 38 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls? Cultured…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a lightly 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, slight ringing Colour: Soft lilac/peach Size: Approx. 7mm to 8mm long (these are slightly graduated, so beads…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Surface: Nice lustre, consistent ringing. Colour: Dark peacock blue/black. Size: Approx. 7mm to 8mm wide, 7mm to 9mm long. Strand Length: Approx. 33cm Beads per strand: Approx. 35 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls? Cultured freshwater pearls are farmed natural pearls grown by mussels. The…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a rice shape. Beautiful high lustre and soft peach colour. Surface: Nice lustre, some slight natural ringing around pearls. Colour: Peach with some lilac tones. Size: Approx. 8mm to 11mm long (beads are somewhat graduated, with smaller beads ~8mm at the ends of the strand and larger beads…
Full Strand of freshwater pearls, in a gorgeous nugget shape. Surface: Smooth, occasional natural imperfections. Colour: Rich red. Size: Approx. 8mm to 9mm Strand Length: Approx. 38cm Beads per strand: Approx. 47 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls? Cultured freshwater pearls are farmed natural pearls grown by mussels. The mussel is implanted…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Surface: Nice lustre, consistent ringing. Colour: Dark peacock blue/black. Size: Approx. 6mm to 7mm wide, 8mm long. Strand Length: Approx. 32cm Beads per strand: Approx. 38 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls? Cultured freshwater pearls are farmed natural pearls grown by mussels. The mussel is…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a medium baroque rectangle shape. These are baroque pearls and quite irregular: the shape is irregular, the surface is irregular and the size is somewhat irregular. These vary a little strand by strand; some strands are slightly more irregular than others. Please refer to the photos as these…
Full strand of Coin shaped freshwater pearls. Each strand is approximately 38cm long.<br><b>Beads per strand: </b>approx. 27<br><b>Shape: </b>Flat Coin.<br><b>Surface: </B>Some rippled/bumpy areas. Very high lustre.<br><b>Size: </b>Approx. 10 – 11mm long, 3-4mm thick. <br> <b>Hole size: </b>Approx. 0.8mm
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a ringed rice shape. Surface: Nice lustre, consistent ringing. Some imperfections and rough patches. Colour: Dark peacock blue/black. Size: Approx. 7mm to 8mm wide, 8mm to 9mm long. The middle pearls are a little larger, at around 10mm. Strand Length: Approx. 34cm Beads per strand: Approx. 35 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What…
Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a coin shape. Surface: Some irregularities and breaks in nacre (refer to photo). Colour: Dyed red Size: Approx. 11mm long, 11mm to 12mm wide. Strand Length: Approx. 40cm Beads per strand: Approx. 35 Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls? Cultured freshwater pearls are farmed natural…