Design Resource
Bead Jewellery Making - Srikalahasti
Hand Made Jewellery
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Making Process
It is generally made by the large women community of the Srikalahasti that is said to be originated from this town. As per the artisan the beads previously used to be made and beaded to the jewellery in this region itself. As the involvement of the people to this craft has reduced, the beads are generally purchased from China and decorated mostly by all aged women and few men of this area. They work in any place available, in their place of living or the small surrounding places they live nearby or may be with the kitchen area, the area around the washing. After all the household work has been completed, the very basic tools are used for working like the rice sieve, vessels normally used for the day to day living are generally preferred in storing the essential things for the making of the bead jewellery.
Jewellery/ chains can be made as per the choice of the pattern when women work on the patterns which they are comfortable to them and in the methods they are comfortable. Chain made by inserting the needle with the thick cotton thread is inserted as per the pattern. With small beads at the corners and bigger beads at the center and hooks normally attached to the corners of the chains. Jewellery wires are cut as per the length required and small sized beads are inserted through the wires with either four or three rows as all the beads are pushed firmly till the end of the wires and knotted.
Thick cotton thread with needle is passed through the needle and then passed through the bigger sized beads as the pattern is completed to the size of the normal neck measurement size of a lady, girl or for a child it is to be made for. At the corners the hooks are passed and tied tightly either with the fusible plastic bead or by the repeated knots.
