i am working on ways to get into schools with beading- thought i would think about links with history- my dd is doing vikings- well you can see where i am going with this!

looksie here

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i thought it was interesting to find that the vikings annealed their beads! ok not in a digital kiln! but it looks like the process hasnt changed a bit!
AND the viking "mosaic" beads are kind of millefiori!

whoa thats really interesting.

Wow how times have changed eh?

Going to show my eldest dd that website.

Carol XXX

Vikings could be the answer, Cathy.
I have a group who come every year do make Viking jewellery. They've been coming for several years now, a new class of children each year, and their visit has survived a change of teacher too.

Celia

ooh celia what do you make? i was thinking about fimo inf the bead shapes

If you go to

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you can see the range of beads he makes inspired by archaeological finds. I've seen the beads and they're gorgeous.

There is nothing new .
We are only ever revisiting the past. Really interesting stuff, thanks for putting it up.

Cathy,
I've only just noticed your question to me, with Lorraines new post so forgive me for not answering. You're probably well on your way now with your own designs.

I don't actually do anything with the children, they just come to the shop and choose their beads and threads and take it all back to school to make it.

They get a little talk from the teacher to think about what materials would have been available at the time, and then choose beads made from those. It's natural materials really...wood, metal, hemp, shell, ceramic. I think they make cord type necklaces often with a focal bead for the middle, but I've never seen the finished result. It's a bit of a fun activity for them at the end of the year.

Celia

Thats a great idea, encourage the littlies to get creative!

The Viking page was fascinating, I take the pee out of my hubby for looking like a Viking (and hes from a family of trawlermen to boot) but I still dont reckon this`ll encourage him to try beading!

My `Viking` hubby!

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That is fascinating! I had never really thought about how far back we had beads & I certainly wouldn't have dreamt about Vikings making lamp worked examples - thought they were far too busy with longboats & pillaging!
That has woken up the brain cells on this Sunday morning & got them thinking.

Vickie