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Hetkel pooleliolev...

Work in progress...

Discovering Glass: Antique Sew-On Beads

Enne litreid kasutati rõivatööstuses selliseid klaasist kaunistusi. Klaasist kivike oli võimalikult õhuke ning augu või aukudega, et seda saaks riidele õmmelda. Pildil on 19.sajandi lõpust müügimehe näidiskaart, millel näidatud saadaval olevad suurused ja värvid. See kaart oli osa suuremast komplektist, millest osadel kaartidel oli käsitsi kirjutatud prantsuskeelne tekst. Lisaks on pilte klaaskivikestest, mis mul on õnnestunud hankida.

Kuna kõik uus on unustatud vana, siis on praegu üsna levinud akrüülist sarnased kaunistused ning samuti on kristallitootjad (sh Swarovski ja Preciosa) võtnud oma tootevalikusse kristallklaasist õmmeldavaid kaunistusi.

Sample card of glass sew-on stones from the end of 19th century. Stones have foiling and frosted surface. Card is decorated with colorful inks by hand

In the corner is an intricate hand-drawn decoration with blue and golden ink. It should be the logo of the company

 

Tiny 5mm sew-on glass stones with gold foiling and barely noticeable faceting, probably from Czech

Larger 14mm glass sew-on glass stones in opaque turquoise color and no foiling

Before plastic sequins/paillettes garment industry used these kind of glass stones. They were as thin as possible with hole or holes for sewing. On the first photo there is a salesman sample card from the end of 19th century showing available colors and sizes. This card was part of a collection with some cards having handwritten French text on the back. Here's also some additional photos of glass stones that I managed to purchase.

Since there's nothing new under the sun, it is very common nowadays to see similar acrylic stones and also many crystal manufacturers (incl Swarovski and Preciosa) have crystal glass sew-on stones in their assortment.

The First mdmButiik Booklet is Ready

Valmis on saanud mdmButiiki esimene tutvustav vihik! Kujundajaks on Siret Roots. Trükitud sai neid tagasihoidlikus koguses.
Mu Etsy poel on ka uus välimus!

Finally the very first mdmButiik booklet is ready! It was put together by Siret Roots. It is printed in very limited quantity.

My Etsy shop has a new look too!

Selection of Post Earrings

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mdmButiik

Tegin uuenduskuuri mdmButiigi kodulehele. Kliki pildil ja tule vaata!

I refreshed mdmButiik website. Click on the photo to come and see!

mdmButiik Jewelry

Oktoobris saab mdmButiik 5aastaseks. Alanud on ettevalmistused sünnipäevalise iluprotseduurideks. Hiljuti sain kätte Katri kujundatud uued ehtekaardid!
Kõrvarõngad saadaval siit.

In October mdmButiik will have it's 5th birthday. There are numbers of preparations yet to do. I've just received new jewellery cards designed by Katri!
Earrings available here.

Red Collection

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