Black Vintage Beadwork Handmade Choker Handbeaded The whole thing is lined

The whole thing is lined with felt and edged with colourful small beads

A very pretty and lightweight vintage necklace which goes beautifully with our other sequinned button necklace

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violin and trombone

Black Vintage Beadwork Handmade Choker Handbeaded The whole thing is linedI was kindly given a pile of very old beadwork. It was beautiful but all very brown and black and I felt it needed a shot of colour and a new look. I started laying out the central motif and then went from there cutting and arranging sections to the background which is a fabulous yellow ochre felt. You can see the pictures of progress along the way. There was a lot of sewing involved to secure everything and I used up a ton of loose beads around the