Join The Conversation @Adaomabeads: Is Modern Beadwork Rather Use as A Creative Hobby or Career?

A bead is a small decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes

of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood or pearl and that a small hole is drilled for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimetre (0.039 in) to over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter. A pair of beads made from Nassarius sea snail shells, approximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known Beadwork is the art or craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with specialized thread, strung onto thread or soft, flexible wire, or adhered to a surface (e.g. fabric, clay).

Beads, made of durable materials, survive in the archaeological record appearing with the very advent of modern man, Homo sapiens

Beads are used for religious purposes, as good luck talismans, for barter, and as curative agents.

Modern Beading

Modern beadwork is often used as a creative hobby to create jewelry, handbags, coasters, and dozens of other crafts. Beads are available in many different designs, sizes, colors, shapes, and materials, allowing much variation among bead artisans and projects. Simple projects can be created in less than an hour by novice beaders, while complex beadwork may take weeks of meticulous work with specialized tools and equipment. Many free patterns and tutorials can be found @ https://www.facebook.com/AdaomaBeads-325546671191619/

 

Join The Conversation @Adaomabeads: Is Modern Beadwork Rather Use as A Creative Hobby or Career?

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