Materials:

• Rose petals
• Iron pot
• Rose water  (obtainable at many herbal and Indian specialty shops)
• Rose oil
• Needle
• Nylon thread

Procedure:

1. Gather roses on a dry day. Even a short necklace will require about three dozen roses, so pick a large quantity.

2. Pull off petals and chop very fine.

3. Place in an iron pot (you may use an enamel pot if you'd prefer but then your pearls will not be the deep black color achieved by oxidation in an iron pot).

4. Add enough rose water to just barely cover the petals.

5. Gently heat the roses for an hour. Whatever you do, don't allow the mixture to boil.

6. After the roses have simmered for an hour put the mixture away for the rest of the day.

7. Repeat heating procedure for two more days, adding more rose water if this becomes necessary. 

8. Oil your fingers with rose oil and roll the now pulpy petals into small balls. Allow these to beads to dry a bit.

9. Thread the needle with nylon thead. Heat the needle and string the beads into a necklace.

10. Allow the beads to dry thoroughly before wearing them. As they are drying slide them back and forth on the nylon line to prevent holes from closing or the beads from sticking. Because these pearls emit a delicate odor of roses, they should not be coated with lacquer or any other such substance for this would block out the fragrance of the necklace and would thus be diminished.    

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