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Tag Archives: documentation

Article: Purses and the Charitable Gift, Journal of Social History – Hannah Robb

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Jen Segrest

Hannah Robb, Purses and the Charitable Gift, Journal of Social History, Volume 49, Issue 2, Winter 2015, Pages 387–405, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shv027

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How to do machine washable beadwork.

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Jen Segrest

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Pictorial History of Beadwork

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Jen Segrest

Beadwork in the Middle Ages (Lecture handout)
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The 14-Page “Pictorial Overiew of Bead embroidery in period” that I taught at numerous events and Pennsics.

Everything in this PDF is on this site, so this is only for those who really want a shorter analog version.

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Tutorial: Build the picture – how to fill in a design

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Jen Segrest

A favor:

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Medallion:

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Another medallion:

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Tutorial: Making a Medallion

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Jen Segrest

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Welcome to MedievalBeads.com:
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This site contains 213 examples of European beadwork from 10th through 17th centuries.
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