Has anyone tried this method?

http://barbarasfernald.com/2010/02/0...y-pearl-holes/

I need to string around 50 pearls onto 1mm griffin silk cord and the thought of drilling them individually fills me with horror, not due to laziness but more because my hands are currently really hurting and even if they weren't I'm pretty sure I'd end up breaking pearls.

That said, I don't want to end up with a bunch of wrecked pearls which might shatter.

What do you guys think?