The Procedure In Making A Hand Knotted Jewelry

Publié par Unknown on dimanche 2 mars 2014

By Mollie Burton


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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

In doing this, you need to be careful and attentive because there are tiny beads as well. They might slip off or fall and you will find it a hassle to pick them up every now and then. This can also be a very delicate craft as you will have to do it with your hands.

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.




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