"Scant" Pearls

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What are "scant" pearls?

"Scant" Pearls

You can save money on "scant" pearl beads, which can be used for projects like pearl earrings and pendants. Scant pearls are pearls that have an obvious flaw, such as missing nacre, in one section of the pearl. The flaw is cut off, which leaves a flat spot on the pearl. Some dealers call these "three-quarter" pearls. If this flaw is on the top, the remaining pearl can be set in a finding and used as an earring, or it can be drilled and wired as a pendant or pearl earring. These scant pearl beads can be drilled along the center axis for mounting on a post setting, too.

   

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