Jewelries are ornaments worn on the body to make it look less plain or practically more attractive. Examples of these are the necklace, bracelet, earring, anklet, and ring. The origin of these things dates back from the primitive times. If you see a picture of your ancestors, you will see them wearing alot from head to foot that is because primitives wear them more like a clothing rather than an accessory as we treat them nowadays.
Aside from being an expression of art, like how they consider tattoos to be, they play several roles and convey different meanings. Like today, they are used to fix the hair and hold dresses together. They are also an indicator as to which tribe one belongs and his position or status in that certain community. While to some, these hand knotted jewelry are divine objects that will protect them from harm.
If you have seen films about the culture of American Indians, you will see that they have a lot of ornaments attached to their bodies. You can even see some with piercings all over their body and they consider it an art. Piercings are still common today, but only a few people or cultures have it because of the negative impression it portrays nowadays. The most catching however, are their dangling necklaces and bangles.
If you look closely, those ornaments are made from hand knotting. This activity is actually very common before. This is because it is not only the females that wear them but also the males. More likely, making hand knotting activities have already become their past time.
Over the years, ornaments have become a more valuable possession since some individuals considered giving them as a gift to others. This is practically because personally made materials serve as a remembrance to the one given. Because of this, it has become a tradition to give personally made accessories or things to friends or any special person especially during parting.
Because of this, people made an effort to learn such craft. Basically, it requires skill but it is not really very hard to learn how to do it. You just have to know the basics and then practice moderately and you can already be very good at it.
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.
So these are the steps in doing the craft. Insert the bead into the thread. Secure it in place while winding the thread around to do the knot. Now to make sure that the knot firmly holds the bead in place, use the tweezers. Carefully tighten the knot beside the bead to prevent it from running back and forth. And then just repeat the same process until you are done with your accessory.
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