Broken Necklaces

I ordered a couple of the early necklaces J-279132 and J-270117. They were not glass beads. One broke while standing in lobby of performance center and beads flying on the marble floor - the other broke while I was getting in car on a rainy night into the gutter. I got them replaced but seldom wear them because I am uneasy.

On 9/23/2014 DiAnne said:

I ordered a couple of the early necklaces J-279132 and J-270117. They were not glass beads. One broke while standing in lobby of performance center and beads flying on the marble floor - the other broke while I was getting in car on a rainy night into the gutter. I got them replaced but seldom wear them because I am uneasy.

Is LDO designing these himself and providing the manufacturer with specs? Perhaps he's just not specifying the correct type of beading wire?

Or - is he just ordering something from the manufacturer's line?

On 9/23/2014 Kathleen said:

Is LDO designing these himself and providing the manufacturer with specs? Perhaps he's just not specifying the correct type of beading wire?

Or - is he just ordering something from the manufacturer's line?

Are you talking about the double strand necklace? These beads are metal, not glass. I did receive a broken pair and it did not look like it was the filament the bead were strung on. It was not attached at on end of one strand. This was very obvious to others as well.

I'm wearing my replacement and looking at it closely, this is clear.

I do understand what you're saying. I posted the same observation on Louis blog about a pair of beads a friend brought me from Nigeria. Since they were strung on a piece of grass I had to have them strung and it took many times before the ceramic beads didn't eat through the material they were strung on.

I have an heirloom piece from a great aunt: marcasite and onyx. When I was wearing it a lot I was advised to have them restrung every two years. The person who told me this was an appraiser; he had no monetary gain from restringing. My neighbor has family antique pearls strung every three years. She had them break on her and lost pearls.

I do not buy torsades for this reason. I consider them too high risk.

On 9/23/2014 lavendar said:

Are you talking about the double strand necklace? These beads are metal, not glass. I did receive a broken pair and it did not look like it was the filament the bead were strung on. It was not attached at on end of one strand. This was very obvious to others as well.

I'm wearing my replacement and looking at it closely, this is clear.

I do understand what you're saying. I posted the same observation on Louis blog about a pair of beads a friend brought me from Nigeria. Since they were strung on a piece of grass I had to have them strung and it took many times before the ceramic beads didn't eat through the material they were strung on.

I have an heirloom piece from a great aunt: marcasite and onyx. When I was wearing it a lot I was advised to have them restrung every two years. The person who told me this was an appraiser; he had no monetary gain from restringing. My neighbor has family antique pearls strung every three years. She had them break on her and lost pearls.

I do not buy torsades for this reason. I consider them too high risk.

Thanks Lavendar - I received two of these and they were not broken - or with the filament unattached on the end as you described. You've reassured me that mine, which arrived properly attached, will work out well.

I'm remembering that the torsade multistrand bead necklace which came in goldtone and silvertone also had some breakage reports but those too reached me all in tact and I wore both of them to death over the summer. No problems.

I'm thinking somebody in the factory was either in a hurry on a batch of these or did not know how to properly tie the filament on to the findings. I think I will confidently now go forth and wear these 2 new 2-strand necklaces I purchased. As you reported, all the "issues" I happened to read about were "of filament not tied to the findings" rather than of filaments cut and broken. You've boosted my confidence to enjoy my 2 beautiful necklaces

On 9/23/2014 TheOwl said:

Thanks Lavendar - I received two of these and they were not broken - or with the filament unattached on the end as you described. You've reassured me that mine, which arrived properly attached, will work out well.

I'm remembering that the torsade multistrand bead necklace which came in goldtone and silvertone also had some breakage reports but those too reached me all in tact and I wore both of them to death over the summer. No problems.

I'm thinking somebody in the factory was either in a hurry on a batch of these or did not know how to properly tie the filament on to the findings. I think I will confidently now go forth and wear these 2 new 2-strand necklaces I purchased. As you reported, all the "issues" I happened to read about were "of filament not tied to the findings" rather than of filaments cut and broken. You've boosted my confidence to enjoy my 2 beautiful necklaces

Sure seems that way--much ado about nothing! I also have four of these necklaces (one in each color) and have been rotating them each day without any trouble whatsoever. I also ordered another two necklaces--in gunmetal and gold--to get that doubling up look. I'm enjoying these gorgeous pieces AND the compliments!