A Book of New Bead Work with designs and adaptations Instant Downloadable File

From remote antiquity has come the use of beads for personal adornment. A comparison of the beadwork found in the ancient tombs of Egypt with that in vogue at the present time is proof conclusive of the fascination the bright pieces of glass, pottery, metal, bone, ivory, wood, jet, amber, coral, etc., have always held for mankind. Savage tribes used beads as a basis of barter, and wampum (beads made of shell) served our own American Indians for money and ornament. In certain parts of Africa beads evidently of Egyptian or Phoenician origin are occasionally found embedded in the earth. These are supposed to have been used as a medium of trade by the ancients and are greatly prized.

Since the fourteenth century the manufacture of beads has been a regular industry in Venice, and there are now a number of European countries engaged in bead production. In our own time the fashioning of beaded articles is not a fad; it is more than a love of adornment—it is artistry; there is a certain charm about the combining of the colors which are made more beautiful by the play of light on the surface of the beads. In our military hospitals beadwork whiles away many otherwise weary hours for the convalescents, combining the making of articles for which they receive compensation with a very pleasant pastime.

So, in presenting this guide to the fashioning of a small number among the thousands of articles which can be made through the use of beads, we wish to leave with you this thought—that beadwork is always worth while; though fashion may change there is always a return to the beaded; the artistic work of your hands today will give you much satisfaction while the vogue is strong, and a work of art always lives, becoming enhanced by age in both value and sentiment.

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You will find 35 stunning designs from the peak period in beaded bag design - the nineteen twenties. These exclusive creations in hand-worked bags, necklaces, bracelets and other items come with complete directions for making.

• The Elisabethe No.101 - A Knitted Bag
• The Miser No.509 - A Crocheted Bag
• La Vogue No.527 - A Crocheted Dewdrop Bag
• Rosebud Dewdrop No.974 - Easily made but very effective
• The Matinee No.236 - A Knitted Bag for the afternoon
• The Egyptian No.384 - A very beautiful Knitted Bag
• Lady Gertrude No.625 - A Crocheted Bag
• Miss Chicago No.711 - A Crocheted Bag for the business woman
• The Fleur De Lis No.787 - An exceptionally attractive Crocheted Bag
• Coin Purse No.734 - A beautiful and convenient coin purse
• The Boulevard No.418 - A Knitted Bag in blue and gold
• The Vanite No.867 - A Crotcheted Bag
• Girdle No.1021 - Braided
• La Poudre Puff Case No.891 - Crocheted
• Dress Ornaments No.1033 & 1035 - Needlework
• Wristwatch Band No.11 - Woven
• 5 Necklaces - Loom Work, Crotcheted and Needlework
• 2 Neckbands - Loom Work
• Headband No.93 - Loom Work
• Slipper Buckle No.81 - Loom Work
• 4 Bracelets - Loom and Braided
• Lampshade Trimming No.1061 - Needlework
• Hat Ornament No.1082 - Needlework
• 2 Rings No.22 No.24 - Woven
• Sally's Own Dewdrop Bag No.975 - Needlework
• Watch Fob No.50 - Loom Work

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• The New Bead Book - by Emma Post Barbour

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