Materials glossary / Finding and chain
Silk thread
On the label: Silk thread · Finding and chain
What it is
The traditional stringing for pearls, knotted between each pearl so they do not rub; restring every few years of regular wear.
Finding and chains: The working parts: clasps, posts, backs, jump rings and settings. A piece is only as good as its findings.
In the research
5 PubMed papers mention it with jewelry, allergy, eyewear or UV; the three most recent:
- [A comparison of colonoscopy - assisted transanal minimally invasive surgery via glove port and endoscopic submucosal dissection in the treatment of early rectal tumors] · Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2019
- Silkworm Sericin: Properties and Biomedical Applications · BioMed research international, 2016
- Proteomic profiling of the photo-oxidation of silk fibroin: implications for historic tin-weighted silk · Photochemistry and photobiology, 2012
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on one fabric or one filter says little about the piece in your hand.
Other finding and chains
Clasp & Lens describes materials from the public record and does not appraise, grade or test pieces; what a listing states is the supplier's statement. If a piece causes a rash, take it off; a reaction that spreads or blisters is a doctor's question, and sunglasses are no substitute for impact-rated eye protection where that is required.