Care and blessing

Made to be held, not to be put on

A rosary is not jewellery, and no piece made here is intended to be treated as jewellery. It is a prayer tool. It belongs in the hands — turned bead by bead between the fingers, wrapped once around a hand while you pray, laid on a bedside table, carried in a pocket.

Everything below follows from that one fact. A piece that lives in the hands and rests in its pouch is kept away from almost everything that would shorten its life.

Everyday care

Keep it dry. Water is the one thing to be firm about: not at the sink, not in the shower, not in the sea or a swimming pool, not left out in the rain. If a piece does get wet, dry it at once with a soft cloth and leave it out of its pouch until it is completely dry.

Keep chemicals away from it. Perfume, hairspray, hand gel, household cleaners and bleach, and abrasive polishes or dips of every kind — including the ones sold for cleaning. Claudia cannot tell you what these components are finished with, so she cannot tell you what a chemical will do to them, and the honest advice is not to find out. A soft dry cloth is all any piece needs.

Handle it with love. Let the beads run through your fingers rather than pulling on the strand, and lift a piece by the body of it rather than by a single link. Handled gently and kept in its pouch between prayers, a piece will last a lifetime. If you do not have a pouch for yours, any soft, dry, closed pouch or small box will do the same work.

Repair

Because every link is individually turned and closed by hand, a damaged or opened link can be put right on its own without disturbing the rest of the strand. If something needs attention, get in touch and we will tell you honestly what can be done.