السبت، 8 مارس 2014

How To Make A Hand Knotted Jewelry

By Mollie Burton


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.

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.

With this, the craft became a much sought skill and people try to learn it at any cost. This craft is not hard to acquire though. You only need to learn the basic steps in order to master it. With practice, you will gradually be skillful with it in no time.

Before beginning to work on it, of course you need the necessary things to get started. In this case, since it is all about knotting, tweezers will be better to use than pliers. Also prepare the beads. Make sure that they have holes where you can insert the cord to string them together.

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.

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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