Aside from clothing, another thing that is considered a fashion is accessories. These bodily ornaments are worn to make the body look more gorgeous. They harbor attention and make someone look more upscale or trendy. During the time of the primitives, accessories are basically part of their dressing and they are there for a number of reasons.
Before, jewelry has been used for various reasons. More than being an artistic display like those found in the hair or those holding a clothing together, they have also been considered a protective amulet. Their status in the community is also identified by the type and number of jewelry that they wear. Also, since the use of wire and metal has not been introduced yet, they have hand knotted jewelry.
If you have seen ethnic movies, especially those depicting American Indians and other cultural tribes, you will see that their style of dressing is almost filled with accessories. Sometimes you can no longer even make out their faces because they have piercings all over. But the most attention grabbing is the amount of necklaces they wear.
These dangles are mostly hand knotted. The materials used are carved wood and plant fibers. During those days, the accessories are used by everyone may they be male or female and even children. That is why it became a common activity to hand knot jewelries.
In time, these ornaments became of great importance to people because they are considered very personal. Some give it as gifts to their close friends or loved ones. To them a personally made thing is very valuable and holds the memories of the person who gave it. This is very common when a person has to leave and wants to give something as a remembrance.
With this, the craft became a much sought skill and people try to learn it at any cost. This craft is not hard to acquire though. You only need to learn the basic steps in order to master it. With practice, you will gradually be skillful with it in no time.
Before, they do it with the use of the hands alone. But over time, quality and flawlessness has largely been a concern. With this, you will need some materials that will aid you on the process. Speaking about it, tweezers and pliers are the most useful materials. Also, make sure that the beads are holed so that you can insert the thread at its center.
This craft needs a pair of hands that are both careful and artistic since there are some beads that are too small. You will need to pay close attention so that you do not keep on losing the beads or repeating your work.
Now here is the procedure. Thread the bead into the cord and then hold it in place. Wrap the cord around your fingers twice before pulling it out just like tying a knot. To make sure the beads are secured in place, use the tweezers to direct the knot closer to the bead and then tighten it to prevent the bead from hanging lose. And then do the same procedure until you finish creating your own hand knotted accessory.
Before, jewelry has been used for various reasons. More than being an artistic display like those found in the hair or those holding a clothing together, they have also been considered a protective amulet. Their status in the community is also identified by the type and number of jewelry that they wear. Also, since the use of wire and metal has not been introduced yet, they have hand knotted jewelry.
If you have seen ethnic movies, especially those depicting American Indians and other cultural tribes, you will see that their style of dressing is almost filled with accessories. Sometimes you can no longer even make out their faces because they have piercings all over. But the most attention grabbing is the amount of necklaces they wear.
These dangles are mostly hand knotted. The materials used are carved wood and plant fibers. During those days, the accessories are used by everyone may they be male or female and even children. That is why it became a common activity to hand knot jewelries.
In time, these ornaments became of great importance to people because they are considered very personal. Some give it as gifts to their close friends or loved ones. To them a personally made thing is very valuable and holds the memories of the person who gave it. This is very common when a person has to leave and wants to give something as a remembrance.
With this, the craft became a much sought skill and people try to learn it at any cost. This craft is not hard to acquire though. You only need to learn the basic steps in order to master it. With practice, you will gradually be skillful with it in no time.
Before, they do it with the use of the hands alone. But over time, quality and flawlessness has largely been a concern. With this, you will need some materials that will aid you on the process. Speaking about it, tweezers and pliers are the most useful materials. Also, make sure that the beads are holed so that you can insert the thread at its center.
This craft needs a pair of hands that are both careful and artistic since there are some beads that are too small. You will need to pay close attention so that you do not keep on losing the beads or repeating your work.
Now here is the procedure. Thread the bead into the cord and then hold it in place. Wrap the cord around your fingers twice before pulling it out just like tying a knot. To make sure the beads are secured in place, use the tweezers to direct the knot closer to the bead and then tighten it to prevent the bead from hanging lose. And then do the same procedure until you finish creating your own hand knotted accessory.