Baroque Pearl Purple 22x9mm Stick Bead (1 strand)

Center-drilled hole size .80mm. Approximately 20 beads on 16" strand.

These purple-dyed pearls feature an irregular, organic stick shape and natural blue-green-purple iridescence. They work beautifully as accents in strung or wirework jewelry, or knotted into a necklace or bracelet on their own.

Most modern baroque or 'fancy' pearls owe their shapes to nucleation: bits of nacre-producing mantle tissue and/or a shaped foundation bead are inserted into certain types of shellfish, and over time layers of iridescent nacre shell coat the foreign tissue to create a pearl. The natural pearl-forming process has added interesting, uneven shapes and textures to the original outline, which are part of the charm of baroque pearls.

Dyed Pearl Long Narrow Freshwater Stick Purple Baroque