Hair Nets and Necklaces with a Netting Technique

            The netting technique is one of the oldest beading techniques out there. The only older is putting beads one after another one on the strings in the row.

            It is a relatedly simple technique, but it is gracious in its simplicity. Just think about it for a moment. The technique can be used for many accessories and additions to costumes, hair nets, necklaces, and more.

            More than likely, in Ancient times, the netting technique was not only for the pretty pattern but also for protection; like the fishnet, the netting will catch evil spirits.

            Aside from making exact copies of the necklaces from the past or hair nets, you can use this technic to replicate collars artistically from the Byzantine empire and late (post-Pagan) Slavic culture.

            You can implement different patterns into necklaces and collars to represent different ethnicities and beliefs, providing a colorful platter of accessories for your personas.

Egypt, Cairo, Necklace That Belonged to Princess Khnumit, Twelfth Dynasty

Queen Simonida Palaiologina, wife of king Stephen Uroš II Milutin. Monastery Gračanica, 14th century. Kosovo

Noblewoman costume reconstruction (by M. A. Saburova)

 BNF Français 343  fol.3v

Portrait Of Bianca Maria Sforza by: Bembo Bonifazio XV century

lady With A Hare by Borgona Juan de XV – XVI century

What would you need?

Materials:

• Seed beads (10/0, 11/0, and 8/0 are recommended sizes)
• Different beads, pearls, and crystals for outer décor
• Thread (silk (double the thread) or synthetic beading thread)

Tools:

• Scissors
• Bead needle
• Pliers

Pattern:

This pattern I drew myself as an example. You can use this as a practice and then find more online or even make one yourself.

You can follow yet another set of awesome doodles I draw to understand a process or view my video series on how to make the netted necklace.