Bead embroidery

03/10/2024

the freeeedom!! that Bead Embroidery allows, would have put a giant smile on the face of William Wallace in Braveheart. This beauty was created by our good friend, discerning coffee drinker, and teacher extraordinaire, Erika Sandor

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03/08/2024

03/08/2024

Where did the beads appear?
in the Roman Empire, they began to make glass products, including beads. Then a special method of blowing glass was invented. The master took a thin tube and blew various glass objects with it. And that's how glass beads appeared - a type of beads in the form of elongated tubes.

03/08/2024

What are the beads for?
It is used as an artistic material for making decorations, paintings, covers, covers, souvenirs; also in the decoration of a wide variety of secular and religious things, as many components of the ensemble of festive clothes, vestments for religious services, etc. Panel. Canvas, beads, threads; sewing "attachment".

03/04/2024

From the end of the 18th to the 80s and 90s of the 19th century, bead embroidery became the most popular. The drawings and the beads themselves came mainly from abroad. The main centers of bead production were Venice and Bohemia. The production of glass in Venice has a long tradition, as evidenced by the mosaics of the Cathedral of San Marco, the construction of which began in the 10th century. Since 1221, all glass-blowing workshops were moved to the island of Murano in order to prevent fires. It was there that the center for the production of beads was formed, which for a long time remained the only one in Europe.

03/01/2024

03/01/2024

What do you need to embroider with beads?
So, for bead embroidery you will need: an embroidery pattern, a fabric base, beads, thread, beading needles and scissors. Also, for the convenience of the process, you may need: a hoop, a magnifying glass, a thimble, and a storage organizer.

02/28/2024

.There is a story that tells about the origin of beads. It refers to the Phoenician merchants who were engaged in the transportation of soda mined in Africa.
They stopped for rest on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Stones were needed for cooking, which were not found nearby. Then the men decided to use soda blocks as a stand. After the hearth cooled down, an ingot was discovered under it. It was clear as water, shiny as gold and hard as stone. It was the first glass from which beads were later made.