The Glorious Epoch of Beads in Russia / Эпоха бисера в России

📖 Contents:

Bead manufacturing process

Beadwork techniques

Beadwork handbooks and patterns

Types of beadwork
Embroidery
Crocheting
Bead knitting
Bead threading
Loom beading
Mosaic on beeswax
The "sable" technique

Beadwork subject range. Symbols
Hunting Costumes
Everyday life scenes
Scenes from the life of the common people
Journeys
Warfare subjects
Oriental motifs
Chinoiserie articles (Chinese-style decorative art)
Characters associated with literature and theater
Religious themes
Icon casings
Floral ornamentation
"Checkered" compositions

Accessories. Home furnishings
Handbags
Purses and miser's bags
Wallets, watch holders
Man's accessories
Tobacco boxes
Accessories for card games
Candlesticks, glass holders, and writing pads
Embroidered wall coverings and cushions
Bead embroidered furniture upholstery
Inserts into cabinets, cupboards, and desks
Folding-screens, fireplace screens
Drapes and rugs
Embroidered panels
Framing of embroideries
Caskets and needlework implements

Needleworkers
Society ladies
Girl students at boarding schools
Serfs Needlecraft in nunneries

Beading needlecraft as a fashionable pastime
Embroidery as the means of self-expression
Beadwork gifts of love
Inscriptions and dedications
Embroidery as a token of memory

Beadwork articles of the late 19th-20th centuries

Collectors

Exhibitions and publications

Restoration work

Catalogue

Bibliography