a tour around the beading world
Before beads were used as gorgeous adornments, accessories, and collectibles, they served our prehistoric ancestors' desire for protection from unexplainable forces of nature. These early beads were made from stone, teeth, bone, wood, and seeds. Archaeologists have excavated beads thought to be almost 40,000 years old. As trade routes developed and spanned the globe, the exchange of beads between cultures flourished. Clay beads from the shores of Greece were bartered for silver beads in the...
Beading With World Beads
Beautiful Jewelry, Simple Techniques A Division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York London Library of Congress Cataloging-i 11-Publication Data Beading with world beads beautiful jewelry, simple techniques . Ray Hemachandra. p. cm. Includes index, ISBN 978-1 -60059-298-0 ht-plc with jacket alk. paper 1. Beadwork. 2. Jewelry making, I. Hemachandra, Ray. TT860.B333855 2009 739.27--dc22 Published by Lark Books, A Division of 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 Distributed in Canada by...