Seed Bead Jewelry - ShowFlipper

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SHOWFLIPPER Presents

• Seed Bead Jewelry

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History of Jewelry

• Talk about ancient body adornments, one can say
  that tattoos are the oldest.
• But what about jewelry?
• It is ancient too!
• Ancient Jewelry was created using stone, bones,
  animal teeth, shell and wood.
• Later metals such as bronze, iron, gold and
  silver were used.
• Then came modern materials like precious stones,
  pearls and plastic.

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Jewelry and its uses From Ancient to Modern

• As a status symbol and currency
• It was used to display wealth and used as
  currency for rare commodities in the ancient
  world.
• As a sign of protection
• Jewelry was incorporated in charmed amulets and
  magical wards.
• As a symbol
• Jewelry was often used in medieval times as a
  sign of association to groups, and cults.

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Jewelry and its uses From Ancient to Modern

• As a specific function
• Jewelry has been used as clasps, pins and buckles
  and brooches to go along with clothes and fashion
  trends.
• As an art and artistic display
• Innate quality of jewelry is that it is artistic.
  Jewelry since the later half of the 19th century
  has been specifically used as an art or physical
  quality enhancer.

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Broad Types of Jewelry

• High end Jewelry
• This type of jewelry is made from precious metals
  and gems such as
• Gold
• Silver
• Platinum
• Pearls
• Diamonds
• Other precious stones

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Broad Types of Jewelry

• Artistic Jewelry
• Creativity and Designs are higher valued than the
  material used to create them.
• Jewelry on Dresses
• Less costly and mass produced from less valued
  materials.

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Seed Bead What is it? And Where is it used?

• What is seed bead?
• Smallest type of beads used to create stunning
  jewelry art.
• Embroidery
• They are woven or sewn into the fabric.

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Materials and Tools used to make this type of
Jewelry

• Thread
• Nylon wires braided into threads.
• Crimp Beads
• Made from soft metal and crimped by a wire to
  hold place.
• Crimp Pliers
• Used to attach crimp beads.

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Materials and Tools used to make this type of
Jewelry

• Needles
• Beading needles are bendable and thin
• Decorative Beads
• Used for decoration purposes.
• Findings
• Small hardware pieces to create stunning jewelry
  art.

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Method of attaching crimp bead

1. Using the plier crimp the bead around the wire.
2. Fold the bead onto itself in a lock

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Basic Techniques of Beading

1. Daisy Chain Technique
2. Ladder Stitch Technique

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