About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 93. Chapters: Beadwork, Textile closures, Bead weaving, Applique, Anglo-Saxon glass, Velcro, Rivet, Button, Dzi bead, Ring, slide and hook, Hebron glass, Back closure, Zipper, Lampworking, Buckle, Wampum, Seed bead, Whitcomb L. Judson, Shoelaces, Hook-and-eye closure, Glass beadmaking, Kiffa beads, Powder glass beads, Belt buckle, Dentalium shell, Teri Greeves, Walco Bead Co., Komboloi, Ribbon, Chevron bead, Li'l Missy Beaded Dolls, Tassel, Shank, Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty, Safety pin, Millefiori, Magatama, Grommet, Placket, Murano beads, Bead knitting, Brookfield Craft Center, Buttonhole, Love beads, Peranakan beaded slippers, Faturan, Bead stringing, Sequin, Peyote stitch, Bead crochet, Drawstring, Bead Game, Passementerie, Trim, Trade beads, L. Nichols Buttons, Snap fastener, Fly, Cord lock, Bead embroidery, Collar pin, Frog, Talon Zipper, Strap, Brick stitch, Heishe, The Bead Museum, Buttonhook, Piping, Fringe, Interfacing, Shirt stud, Soutache, Rickrack, Ultraviolet-sensitive bead, Aggry beads, Peranakan cut beads, Sewant, Twill tape, Bail, Kilt pin, Ganse cord, Big hole bead, Square stitch. Excerpt: Anglo-Saxon glass has been found across England during archaeological excavations of both settlement and cemetery sites. Glass in the Anglo-Saxon period was used in the manufacture of a range of objects including vessels, beads, windows and was even used in jewellery. In the 5 century AD with the Roman departure from Britain, there were also considerable changes in the usage of glass. Excavation of Romano-British sites have revealed plentiful amounts of glass but, in contrast, the amount recovered from 5 century and later Anglo-Saxon sites is minuscule. The majority of complete vessels and assemblages of beads come from the excavations of early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, but a change in burial rites in the late 7 century affe...
