This Rudraksha mala took two years to turn from yellow skin to Oxford red through the breaking-in (patina process).
Oxford red transformationLooking back at the photos from when I first got it and comparing to now, I can barely believe
It took a full three days to pick out this string of short-stature, plump-grain mala from a pile of raw seeds
1. Getting a batch of raw seedsThis Rudraksha mala was made last month, and it took three days to pick the seeds. It was
From a pile of raw seeds to a mala (prayer beads), this short-stock plump-grain Rudraksha was picked over a full three days
这串金刚是上个月做的，前后花了三天时间才挑好籽。说起来也挺折腾的，本来以为从一堆原籽里挑一串出来很简单，真上手了才发现，要挑出一串尺寸、桩型、纹路都接近的籽，真不是件容易的事。今天把这个过程记录下来，给想自己挑籽串串的朋友做个参考。一、**…
