In different parts of the world, several cultures, have adopted beads for personal adornment. If we look through ancient archaeological records one will be amazed to know that our ancestor used beads in different types of jewelry items, the history of this tradition can be traced up to 5000 years back. Venetians produced beads for commercial trade purposes and their history goes back to the 1400's. General purpose beads were used in those days for religious sake and as curative agents.



Beaded jewelry is look up to all over the world because of the large variety of colors; it can be used with different outfits & economically is really affordable.

The dictionary meaning of the word bead is that object which is pierced for threading or stringing. Whether you prefer the conservative view of string beads or fancy just about any object, beads are a delight. Now there are innumerable types of materials from which these beads can be made namely bone, horn, metal, pearl, gemstone, polymer clay, metal clay, resin, wood, minerals & so on?. But at this moment we are mostly concerned or rather focused on beads which are made for jewelry purpose with India centric manufacturing techniques.

In India, bangles are very popular and due to emerging trends in fashion they have become more popular with different forms & designs. Sometimes these beads are prepared on automated machines or even some are handmade depending upon the material used. I.e. most of the jewelry made from silver is handmade only due to its malleability property.

Silver beaded necklaces are available with exciting blend of tradition & trend, sometimes silver is oxidized to give ethnic & unique appearance. Bangles are made up of different types of materials namely wood, plastic, rubber, ferrous metal but according to Hindu tradition it is more acceptable in terms of purity & sanctity that women should wear either gold or glass bangles.

Firozabad which is located in India, Uttar Pradesh is the single largest producer of the glass bangles. Hyderabad from Pakistan is also famous for glass bangles.

Use of fabrics and laces does give more versatility. So to be able to make exact beads jewelry is really easy if one wants an ethnic & special touch to one's jewelry. To start decorating the bangles with laces & fabrics is basic idea where you just need to go for some stitching, color variation, and one tutorial which explains you about the detailed procedure. I am sure you will be able to make lucrative bangles just within 3-4 hrs. To be more specific on this, if you just do (I am serious) whatever is told to you with the detailed description in tutorial then definitely you will be able to make it as attractive as it if, it is made by professional.

Beadwork techniques are generally divided into loom & off loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet & bead knitting. We will be more concentrating on stitching part in our easy tutorial.