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BEAD WORK S ECOND E DITION EDITED BY J ULES & K AETHE K LIOT A Compilation of Original Early Twentieth Century Sources by Belle Robinson Sophie T. LaCroix Emma Post Barbour Virginia Snow LACIS PUBLICATIONS BERKELEY, CA 94703

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BEAD WORKSe c o n d ed i t i o n

e d i t e d b y Ju l e S & Ka e t h e Kl i o t

A Compilation of Original Early Twentieth Century Sources by

Belle RobinsonSophie T. LaCroix

Emma Post BarbourVirginia Snow

L AC I SPUBLICATIONS

BerkeLey, CA 94703

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This LACIS, SECOND EDITION of BEAD WORK has been expanded to include an unabridged republication of the following early 20th c. publications:

PRISCLLA BEAD WORK BOOK; A COLLECtIOn Of nEW AnD OLD BEAD WORK WIth PAttERnS AnD LESSOnS fOR WORKIng, edited by Belle Robinson, published in 1912 by Priscilla Publishing Co.,

OLD AnD nEW DESIgnS In BEADWORK, BOOK nO. 20: SAutOIR ChAInS, BEADED nECKLACES, BAgS, PuRSES, SLIPPER BuCKLES, WAtCh fOBS, EtC. by Sophie T. La Croix from this same period, published by St. Louis Fancy Work Co.

NEW BEAD BOOK by Emma Post Barbour, published in 1924 by National Trading Co..

and selections from:

VIRgInIA SnOWS AuthORItY On BEAD BAgS, nECKLACES EtC. BOOK nO. 29 by Virginia Snow, published in 1926 by Collingboume’s Virginia Snow Studios

Original page numbers have been left intact where different from book pages and should be used for text references. It should be noted that all references to materials and prices are as originally published and are no longer relevant other then for historical data.

SUPPLIESIn addition to the obvious bead, supplies needed can include fine threads, usually either of silk, nylon or linen, beading needles, fine crochet hooks and knitting needles, tambour needles, accessory items such as purse handles, ear wires, etc. and bead looms.

SOURCES CF SUPPLYLACIS specializes in fine beads for beadwork, the finest crochet hooks and knitting needles, bead looms, purse frames and a full line of tools, materials and books for lace making, embroidery and costume. For complete catalog visit web: lacis.com

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Original Edition: © 1984, LACIS; ISBN 0-916896-21-8

Second Edition© 1996, LACIS

updated reprint: 2006ISBN 978-0-916896-73-7

[Cover Plioto: From original cover of NEW BEADWORK]

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T he purpose of this book is to rekindle the spirit of fine beadwork as worked in the past, provide ideas,

patterns and techniques for executing new beadwork and to provide a valuable resource for study, repair and conservation of beadwork.

The use of the bead must go as far back into antiquity as man himself. With the basic need for personal adornment, the bead, in as primitive form as a piece of shell or acorn, was most likely fashioned as an article of adornment. From this simple beginning, the bead would be formed from every material known to man and be used as a basis for barter, trade and currency as well as ornament. In terms of creativity, the functional use of the bead would be secondary to its purity as a form for artistic expression. In addition, the strung bead had a more utilitarian purpose when used, even to this day, as a counting device, whether for practical purposes such as in knitting or for religious purposes as a guide to prayers as in the rosary. In the ancient tombs of Egypt, bright colored beads of various shapes in glass, pottery, gold, coral, etc., can be found in elaborate assemblages, representing one of the richest of periods of bead ornament.

Since the fourteenth century, Venice has been one of the main centers for bead production. In recent times, Czechoslovakia has gained the reputation for producing some of the finest glass beads. India is now becoming a major source for decorative glass beads and Japan has earned a reputation for the finest of seed beads.

Beadwork skills reached their height along with other craft techniques in the Renaissance where they not only decorated man and objects but were used to form objects themselves. The beaded purse of the 17th century is a popular example of this expression. With the lighter fabrics of the 18th century, beadwork lost some of its popularity. The 19th century brought widespread publication of pattern books and emphasis on all feminine crafts including beadwork. Beadwork patterns were included along with those for cross stitch, crochet and canvas work. In the 1920s, beadwork became virtually a necessary part of fashion; flapper dresses and evening bags elaborately decorated with the embroidered bead.

The fashioning of beaded articles today is not a fad but a continuation of the process of bead artistry begun long ago. The bead, which will generally outlive the item which it adorned, has made its way through the centuries, constantly

being adapted to current fashion styles. The richness of color, permanence, modulation of light, artistry of design and basic value of the material have given the bead this unique status in adornment materials.

In fashioning with beads, many techniques are available from the simple strung necklace to the techniques of weaving, knitting, crochet, tatting, bobbin lace, tambouring, needlework on canvas, needle lace and bead embroidery. Many of the beaded patterns are suitable for several techniques, as are most of the charted patterns for cross stitch and other needle techniques suited for beadwork.

Many of the beads as described in this book might not be readily available but substitutes can be easily obtained through most craft suppliers.

CONTENTSNote: Numbers in [ ] designate page numbers of this book. Other page references are from the original publications and should be used for text references. PRISCILLA BEAD WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 OLD AND NEW DESIGNS IN BEADWORK . . . 49 NEW BEAD BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 BEAD BAGS, NECKLACES, ETC. . . . . . . . . . 92

BIBLIOGRAPHYEMBROIDERy WITh BEADS, Angela Thompson BEAD EMBROIDERy, harding and Watts BEADED BAGS AND MORE, Jules & Kaethe Kliot ThE BEADING BOOK, Julia Jones hOW TO DO BEADWORK, Mary White BOOK OF BEADS, Janet Cole & Robert Dudwig CLASSIC BEADED PURSE PATTERNS, Jong-Kramer INNOVATIVE BEADED JEWELRy, Gineke Root BEAD WEAVING: ACCESSORIES, Takako SakoBEAD WEAVING: ELEGANCE, Takako SakoBEAD WEAVING: CLASSICS, Takako Sako TATTED LACE OF BEADS, Nina LibinAMERICAN INDIAN BEADWORK, hunt & Burshears ThE ART OF BEADWORK, Valerie hectorThE ART OF MAKING hAND-BEADED BAGS, TorrisiBEAD & SEQUIN EMBROIERy STITChES, LevyBEAD CROChET ROPES, Judith Bertoglio-GiffinBIJOUX EN CRISTAL: DENTELLES DE PERLES,

Marie le Sueur

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