Pearl & Gemstone Restringing Prices

Whether it’s a cherished heirloom, a broken favourite, or a string of loose pearls waiting to become something beautiful — our studio has been restringing pearls and gemstones by hand since 1979.

Every piece is hand-knotted between each bead by our expert pearl stringers. We have over 40 years of experience and work from our studio in Wiltshire. We return your finished piece by Royal Mail Special Delivery. We recommend Royal Mail Special Delivery which includes compensation cover up to £2,500. For higher-value pieces, we’d suggest taking out additional postal insurance before sending.

Get in touch before you send:
📞 01980 625705 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)
✉️ sa***@*************co.uk

You can also use the contact form to get a quote for the cost of restringing pearls, jade or beads.You can also request any further information about our stringing services that you might have.

Hand-knotting & stringing

  Materials by Pearls Direct Your own materials
Necklace 16–18″ (up to 60 beads) £22 £40
Necklace 32–36″ (up to 120 beads) £40 £80
Bracelet 6–8.5″ (up to 30 beads) £17 £28

Graduated stringing or beads smaller than 6mm: add £0.50 per knot over 60 beads (including spacers).

Cross-knotting (double thread, for heavy beads)

  Materials by Pearls Direct Your own materials
Necklace 16–18″ (up to 40 beads) £40 £50
Bracelet 6–8.5″ (up to 20 beads) £28 £40

Graduated or beads smaller than 10mm: add £1.00 per knot over 30 beads (including spacers).

Threading (no knotting)

  Materials by Pearls Direct Your own materials
Necklace (up to 60 beads) £15 £28
Bracelet (up to 30 beads) £12 £22

Graduated or beads smaller than 6mm: add £0.25 per knot over 60 beads (including spacers).

Specialist services

Service Price
Antique pearl / small hole threading £65 per hour
Pearl or bead cleaning £0.35 per bead
Pearl drilling — new hole £10 per hole
Pearl hole enlargement £3.50 per hole

Clasps (supplied by Pearls Direct)

Clasp Price
Sterling silver lobster claw 11mm £9
Sterling silver lobster claw 13mm £10
Sterling silver lobster claw 15mm £20
Sterling silver bolt ring 8mm £8
Sterling silver bolt ring 12mm £16
Sterling silver bolt ring 15mm £20
Sterling silver bolt ring 18mm £22
Sterling silver magnetic ball 8mm £23
Sterling silver magnetic ball 10mm £27
Sterling silver magnetic ball 12mm £35
14k gold ball and tongue 7mm £80
14k gold ball and tongue 10mm £120

Other clasps available on request. Clasp prices subject to change with precious metal fluctuations.

Returns postage

Service Cost
Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed £12
Royal Mail First Class Signed For £7

All measurements include the clasp. All prices include VAT.

Tel: 01980 625705
– Email: sa***@*************co.uk – Web: pearlsdirect.co.uk –

PO Box 2080, Salisbury, SP47WS

Retail Stringing Prices from 14 Jan 2025