Creative Beading

Otzi , The Iceman Of The Alps?

I understand that he used
a longbow made of yew
a chamois hide quiver
fourteen arrows (only two finished)
a copper ax
a flint-bladed dagger with a woven sheath
a tool for sharpening (retouching) flint
a larch wood frame and cords of a backpack (pannier)
ibex bones
two birch-bark cylinders
a calf leather belt pouch
a tassel made with a white marble bead and twisted hide strips
two pieces of birch fungus (each threaded with hide strips)

you grew up in the city, didn’t you?

bow, quiver, arrows – for hunting
ax – for cutting trees (to build shelter, make tools, firewood)
knife – for cutting food and strings
backpack to carry back the meat that he hunted
cylinders are for gathering berries or herbs
tassel was the belt to keep his pants up
fungus was medicine.
flint to make fire
pouch to carry said fungus and flint

I bet 5000 years from now somebody will ponder the content of your purse with equal amazement.

Beading Ideas – Celtic knot neclace using leather cord

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Pink Polished 20# Hemp Twine 100g Ball $4.75 Pink 20 lb. test (about 1mm) hemp twine dyed with earth friendlier, low-impact fiber reactive dyestuffs. Bright, vivid color ideal for all craft uses where dyed twine is required. Combine with our natural or other colored twine to create beautiful craft projects. Each ball of twine is individually shrink-wrapped to keep from unraveling during use. Just pull the twine from the center of the ball to…

Orange Polished 20# Hemp Twine 100g Ball $4.75 Orange 20 lb. test (about 1mm) hemp twine dyed with earth friendlier, low-impact fiber reactive dyestuffs. Bright, vivid color ideal for all craft uses where dyed twine is required. Combine with our natural or other colored twine to create beautiful craft projects. Each ball of twine is individually shrink-wrapped to keep from unraveling during use. Just pull the twine from the center of the ball …

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