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Bead Weaving - Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bead weaving is a technique of beadwork in which seed beads are the primary material that is used. The technique of bead weaving is used to weave seed beads together onto a plane fabric or to make three-dimensional objects like a ball, box, clasp, etc. They are also used for making a flower, stringing to fill up space between other beads in jewellery and also to make new jewellery from beads. They are generally used in embroidery and also expended for loom and off-loom bead weaving techniques like brick stitch and peyote stitch. These beads are very small yet uniformly shaped that are available in innumerable shapes, colors, sizes, and textures. Most commonly seed beads are prepared using glass. The history of beads dates back to the Late Old Stone Age (the Upper Paleolithic). But during those days beads were large in size probably made of ivory or shells. The seed beads which are presently used for bead weaving are also an ancient art that can be traced back to Egyptian items dating back to 4000 years. One of the best examples of those days for beadwork was King Tut of ancient Egypt had beadwork in his tomb and other examples tend to be rare. But there were several beaded items fo

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