Iolite Tube Necklace, Pink Silk, 14k White Gold Clasp 16.5"

Everyone knows I love a blue stone, but the inclusions are what made me bring this one home. This is my very first iolite, and I've never had anything like it on my bench. Floating inside these stones are mossy green patches, which my best guess says are a natural alteration iolite forms over time, along with little silvery flashes I think are mica that catch your eye when you turn it. Iolite itself is a fun stone because it shows different colors from different angles, so this strand reads mostly as a soft denim blue with purple undertones that slip in as you turn it in your hand, and the stones are cut as long faceted tubes with some of their rough natural texture still showing.

I made this one spontaneously, and because the tube shape has such a different feel from the rondelles I usually knot, I had fun with it, knotting it on bubblegum pink silk that peeks out between every stone and finishing it with a 14k white gold clasp.

Details:
Faceted iolite tubes, graduated from approx 9.5mm to 14mm wide
16.5"
Hand knotted on bubblegum pink silk
14k white gold clasp, French wire and signature engraved heart tag