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Valuable necklace made of Mediterranean red coral beads found

4200-3400 BC

Crescent-shaped metal neckpiece (lunula) found in Bronze Age Scotland

1800-1500 BC

Torc: large, rigid neckpiece made of twisted metal|found in Celtic, Scythian

800BC-300AD

Necklaces were more complicated

Ancient Egyptians

Jewelry with gemstones was first used by the Romans

First Century

Necklaces regained popularity.

Late 14th century

Necklaces replaced brooches as the primary form of jewelry|Gold chain necklaces with pendants and necklace sets with gemstone were in style|Their neck accessory indicates their social status and level of wealth.

Middle ages

After photography was developed, Locket necklaces were used| mostly given as a betrothal gift| Matched sets of jewelry became popular during this era.

18th & 19th centuries

Platinum and gold chains with diamond-encrusted pendants as their fashion statement, which is popularly known as “bling-bling.”

20th century

Were thought to have formed ancient bangles from stones, wood, and shells, then later on, from copper and bronze.

Primitive humans

Wore bracelets on wrist made from wood, jade, and gold

Ancient chinese

Bracelets were worn by both men and women, according to Hebrew Scripture. Some of the oldest-known bracelets were made of gold and bronze|gold bracelets were often unadorned, while the bronze bracelets were decorated with designs.

Biblical times

Mostly strings of gold beads and hoops, and some were hinged.

Ancient Egyptian times

Bracelets were in form of coiled spiral snakes or penannular armbands with enameled sphinxes and heads of lions/bulls

Ancient Greeks, Romans and Assyrians

Spiral forms of bracelets with animal motifs were common in Europe.

Iron Age

Created bracelets with separate, hinged panels. Popular in early 21st century

Etruscans

Britain men wore serpent-shaped bracelets protective armlets for protection| Ancient Greeks soldiers wore metal cuffs on their upper and lower arms| When the Roman army saw this, they mimicked it and made their own arm accessories

Celtic period

Bracelet became unfashionable, but was brought back during the 17th century.

Middle ages

Charms and pendant-style lockets became a trend in bracelets

Victorian era

Plastic became a material for bracelets

20th Century

Sumerian women wore crescent-shaped gold hoop earrings

2500 BC

Egypt -earrings were usually mushroom-shaped studs or plugs to be stretched in the earlobe by an enlarged hole.

1500 BC

Greeks and Etruscans wore earrings as a symbol of wealth. The wore hoop earrings, disk earrings, as well as leech earrings.

1st millennium BC

A thick tube secured by a hidden wire, and box-type earrings.

Leech earrings

Byzantine’s crescent-shaped, gold filigree earrings, and plain gold hoops with pearl pendants hanging on chains set the trend for ear accessory

330 AD

Earrings became unnecessary and impractical because the stylish hairstyles and headdresses of the day covered the ears completely.

11th – Early16th centuries

Became fashionable to gentlemen & courtiers during English Renaissance.

Late 1500s

Earrings became an important part of dressing up to men & women.

Late 17th century

Became lighter and simpler|The practice of ear piercing for earrings re-emerged| The trend began as a fad among college girls, and Queen Elizabeth II set an example when she had ear piercing to be able to wear the diamond earrings she received as a wedding gift

1950's

Ear piercing became common among women| earrings returned to fashion for men, thanks to popular male music performers who set an example| Multiple piercings in one or both ears also emerged into mainstream popularity| Asymmetric double piercing and cartilage piercing have become a trendy and acceptable practice.

1970's

Worn by ancient people| ancient Rome, Greece, and Crete, people used it in the form of sash or girdle. Were common for both genders in the Western world, but it was more common for men.

Belts

Belt was used as a decorative and utilitarian part of the military uniform.

Latter part of 19th century

Men started wearing leather belts by the purpose of preventing the pants from falling| Women’s belts, on the other hand, were often made of the same fabric as their matching dress or coat.

20th Century

People wore conical hats that resemble an inverted vase.

Mesopotamia

Hats denoted social status

Middle ages

Women had structured hats like those of male courtiers

Late 16th century

Wide range of hats were designed, Women often wore bonnets, but eventually, it became larger, decorated with flowers, ribbon, feathers, and gauze trimmings|By the years pass by, more exotic and outrageous designs were made with women’s headwear.

19th century

In Western world, beret hat has been worn by both sexes of all ages. It was adopted as part of the US Girl Scouts’ uniform in 1936 but was replaced with visor baseball cap in 1994.

1920

Can be used for a charm bracelet extremely well, but it can also be used in a necklace

Chain

Thin and elastic wire is extremely suitable for creating bracelets|Because of its availability, there is almost always a wire that fits through the hole of your beads.

Elastic nylon wire

Thicker and stronger than elastic nylon wire|hole of the beads must not be too small or the bead will not fit on the wire.

Elastic wire

Can easily be knotted which can give a playful effect to your jewelry.

Imitation suede lace

A rigid, metal spiral to string beads to|It is a thin steel wire that is perfectly suited for beads with a small hole.

Memory wire

Often used as stringing wire; it is flexible, but not elastic|Because of the wire’s flexibility, it can be used for intricate stringing patterns and suitable for necklaces with “floating” beads, because the wire is transparent.

Nylon wire

Can for example be used to create a necklace|String a large, beautiful pendant on a _____ and you have created a classy piece of jewelry in a flash.

Ribbon

Can be used in the same manner as wax cord|this cord gives your jewelry a glamorous appearance|Beads with small holes will not fit on this cord.

Silky cord

Suitable for all sorts of designs, from bracelets to necklaces. Strong and not elastic|can be knotted in order to give your jewelry a playful look.

Wax cord

Eye-catcher of your jewelry

Clasp

Link between two parts of a piece of jewelry

Connector

Fastened by squeezing it with flat nose pliers|They are used to finish jewelry made from steel wire and to keep beads in place.

Crimp beads

Accessory for making a piece of jewelry that consists of several wires|It keeps the wires separated and it can be used to fix multiple wires to a clasp.

Divider

Convenient, because you can always adjust the size of your jewelry|can also function as a safety chain.

Extension Chains

Often used for a jewelry design, because it is available in different shapes and colors|Glass is quite a heavy material|Although glass is quite a strong material, they can break if they fall or if they are treated roughly.

Glass beads

In general strong and heavy, but there are also with a lighter weight, such as metal filigree beads and wafer-thin metal pendants.

Metal beads

Have a special gloss effect

Mother-of-pearl beads

-genuine natural stone, such as genuine freshwater pearls, beads made from coral and (semi) precious stones|They are often more expensive than other materials, but they look very elegant

Natural stone beads

Very light in weight and can be used for all kinds of fashion accessories. Advantage of plastic beads is that they do not easily break

Plastic beads

Used for bending and compressing wide range of materials

Pliers

Basically another type of plier as side cutting plier is normally used for cutting wire.

Wire cutter

Use for cutting soft materials such as yarn, ribbon and others

Scissors

Used for measuring needed length of materials for accessories

Ruler

Cast the required quantity of imitated jewelries

Imitation Jewelry Casting Machine

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