How to Make a Loop and Beads

Materials needed: clay, color, and lacquer.Tools needed: broom-stick, kiln, brushes and art knife. Steps Make preliminary sketches. Prepare the clay using dry or wet method Knead the clay to remove trapped bubbles. Roll the clay. Cut the clay into required shapes and sizes Mold into the expected shapes and sizes Pierce or create holes in…

Materials needed: paper, glue, color or dye, lacquer.Tools needed: broom-stick, pair of scissors, ruler, brushes, and art knife. Steps Make preliminary sketches Use pencil/pen to draw the outline of the bead you want to produce Use pencil/pen and ruler to measure and rule the lines on the paper Cut the pieces of papers into strips…

Materials needed: baked bread, lime or lemon, color, brushes, lacquer.Tools needed: broom-stick, art knife. Steps Make preliminary sketches and idea development of the bead to be produced Remove the outer hard brown cover of the bread Crush or break the inner soft portion of the bread into smaller bits and put it into a fine…

Materials needed: wood, color, and lacquer.Tools needed: saw, scorching iron, file, chisel, brushes, sand paper, awl, bodkin, hand drill, art knife. Steps Cut wood into size and shape desired with a suitable woodworking tool Use file and sand paper to smoothen the shapes Create threading hole in the wood pieces with either a drill or…

Materials needed: discarded plastics (cups, bucket, plates, bowls, basins etc.), color, lacquer and thread.Tools needed: hand saw, an awl, thin metal, pan or empty tin, hand drill, bodkin, awl, needle. Steps 1 Make preliminary sketches and idea development of the bead to be produced Collect discarded plastics from the locality Break plastic material into pieces…

Jewelry provides social, economic, religious and cultural, socio-cultural and relationship values. 1. Used for Body Adornment People use jewelry to adorn their bodies whenever they go for functions. Different colors and types of beads are handpicked to match the costume for various functions. In West Africa, such adornment brings out their heritage because most of…