The stringing, repair and redesign of pearls are a deeply held passion for Renata Terjeki, one of the few remaining artists of her kind. By Felicia Craddock LONDON — Before her successful, if somewhat ...

In her small loft-style workshop atop a nondescript building in London’s Mayfair neighborhood, Renata Terjeki cuts an unassuming figure. A casual observer would not know that the craftswoman, who is ...

Stringing pearls requires precision. The tiny knots between each one must be perfectly tied, perfectly spaced. One mistake, and the piece is ruined. One mistake, and you have to start over. But Esther ...

The tricky thing about the String of Pearls debate is that there is a problem with definition. Looking at much of the available literature, the “lowest common denominator” definition is that each ...