A sibha begins with a decision about weight. Glass feels different from jade, which feels different from obsidian. The hand that turns the beads will know.
I source stones from three suppliers I have worked with for years — one in Aswan, one in Cairo's Khan el-Khalili, one in Istanbul. Each has pieces I cannot find elsewhere.
The stringing takes four hours for a 99-bead piece. I work at a table by the window, the afternoon light coming in from the west. By the time I am done, the light has moved.
Every Chez Rémi sibha ships with an authenticity card — the materials, the date of completion, a brief note from me. It is not a luxury detail. It is a record.