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Beads - A Brief History
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What do you think the earliest recorded use of beads is is
your first thought perhaps beadwork created by the Egyptians?
Yes, there certainly were a lot of beaded items in Egyptian
times, but beadwork has been found dating back to the Stone Age
(the Upper Paleolithic period). Beads were added to rudimentary
clothing; these beads were made of shells and ivory. Of course,
the beads werent as finely crafted as later beads, but still,
they were beads. So even in caveman times, men and women were
interested in improving their clothing and appearance with the
use of beads.
The beads that we tend to think of as traditional beadwork are
called seed beads because of their small size they resemble
seeds. These beads were used in early beadwork the work of the
Egyptians. The Egyptians used a type of bead called faience
beads. Our seed beads today are made of glass, but Egyptians
were using beads long before the invention of glass. Their
faience beads were made from quartz particles fused together. A
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strung into a variety of jewelry and clothing.
Beaded necklaces were found in the tomb of King Tut. Other
beaded items in his tomb were a pair of slippers he perhaps wore
as a child and a hassock. Its unusual for ancient beadwork to
survive since it was strung on cords made from leather and
cloth, which tend to disintegrate with age. We are fortunate to
have these few examples to give us a perspective on the history
of Egyptian beading.
Some religious texts from India refer to beads being woven into
hair and into horses tails. These references were recorded
around the 9th century BC. And beads were also widely used
throughout Asia in ancient times. There were beaded items found
in temples in Japan that date back to 800 A.D.
Early beads were fashioned from shells, ivory and stone. Early
Egyptians valued the beads according to the stone that was used
to create the beads. Different stones were thought to have
different properties.
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Lapis Lazuli, a beautiful blue stone, was believed to protect
the wearers health. This stone was often fashioned into beads,
as were carnelian, feldspar, amethyst, turquoise and jasper
many of the same stones we use today.
Glass was introduced as a component of beads around 1480, when
Venice began drawing glass tubes and turning them into beads.
Once the technology for pulling glass tubes was invented, it was
easy to suddenly produce thousands of beads, all uniform in
size, color and shape.
Modern jewelry and beading certainly benefits from the advances
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today, an individually handcrafted bead can be the star
attraction of any beading piece.
About the author:
The author recently released The Ultimate Bead Lovers Guide.
To find out more, check out www.beading.learnheaps.com for more
information.
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