I love doing beadwork to make jewelry and handbags and other crafts. Have you ever tried it?
No I have not but sounds fun.
I mostly do loom weaving, stringing, and bead embroidery.
My grandmother use to do loom weaving.
Sometimes I do knitting and crocheting in addition to weaving
She also did knitting. I use to get a sweater every Christmas.
and more a hobby.
Early origins of knitting.
Knitting is a technique of producing fabric from a strand of yarn or wool. Unlike weaving, knitting does not require a loom or other large equipment, making it a valuable technique for nomadic and non-agrarian peoples.
The oldest knitted artifacts are socks from Egypt, dating from the 11th century CE. They are a very fine gauge, done with complex colorwork and some have a short row heel, which necessitates the purl stitch. These complexities suggest that
Beadwork
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other artworks.
Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, bead knitting,