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Posted by: TASART

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08/31/2007, 11:47:59

“Throw the money for good luck”, reads the label just below the beads and cleavage on a curiously carved wooden Witch (Baba Jaga) in Kazimierz, Poland, a small and beautiful village dating at least to 1181 AD..............
Hi all, just got back from an extended trip through Poland and parts of Germany.......I kept a lookout for beads and bead related material but our schedule kept me out of the big cities and large museums, hopefully the little tidbits I garnered will entertain or inform some of you. Thomas

making amber beads
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08/31/2007, 11:58:15

In Lublin, Poland I stumbled accross a Bead maker set up at a crafts fair. He was using what appears to be an converted spinning wheel to turn Amber beads, here is a sample of his work.....

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08/31/2007, 12:11:36

He told me that his grandfather taught him how to make beads......he was using pieces of broken lightbulbs as the cutting tool....

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08/31/2007, 12:22:34

selling amber beads
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Posted by: TASART

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08/31/2007, 12:31:59

Not only was he making beads but he was also selling them.....the beads he was making were very limited for sale, as they take forever to do, but he had a good supply of commercial grade necklaces.......

sorry goofed up!
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08/31/2007, 12:13:54

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amber beads
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08/31/2007, 16:57:14

close-ups of the beads made by this maker

more making amber BEAD pix
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08/31/2007, 16:59:24

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more making amber BEAD animations
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08/31/2007, 17:03:57

sorry for the quality, I wanted to try to give a feel of the motion

Very, very, very cool and the beads are most beautiful.
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08/31/2007, 16:59:09

Coral beads are popular......
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08/31/2007, 12:53:46

In Poland, poverty is the norm, but very nice coral beads can be found if you look real hard...I found these in a type of consignment shop where some unfortunate souls possibly had to put them for some extra money.......most of the coral I saw was imitation and was used in ethnic regalia, but real coral shows up every now and then, mostly family heirlooms I am assuming......BTW the Polish word for bead is Korale meaning Coral

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08/31/2007, 13:03:14

In the previous post, the larger strand of coral beads was from the African trade, I put it in the shot to show the difference in sizes and workmanship....................Here we see a little granny at a farmers market, behind her is a Beer advertisment sign showing a costumed woman wearing coral beads...............

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08/31/2007, 13:13:14

more bead wearing people in Lublin

Thank you, Thomas
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Posted by: Logan

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08/31/2007, 13:35:13

I love this thread, and I liked this particular post the best. So colorful and artistic and just plain lovely to view. Thank you.

You are most welcome!
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08/31/2007, 16:51:11

I agree Logan, and the demeanor of the people was always happy, which added to their colorful ways......even though the average person in eastern Poland or western Russia make just a couple of dollars per hour they were some of the most giving peoples I have ever encountered.....it seemed they are content with life and happy was the norm, not the spoiled, overindulging attitude we deal with daily here in the states.....for me it was a wonderful eye-opener!

more bead wearing plus a doll
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08/31/2007, 14:25:53

Ukrainian lady painting eggs, wearing beads
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08/31/2007, 14:28:18

a beautiful weaver in traditional garb
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08/31/2007, 14:36:22

Southern Poland has a group known as the Gorale, here is a woman from there....again beads are a big part of the dress.....

Warsaw Bead shops
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08/31/2007, 14:33:22

All of the beads I saw in Warsaw were strictly commercial and contemporary, but of course beautiful!

retail amber beads in Warsaw
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08/31/2007, 14:43:18

Beads in architecture
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08/31/2007, 14:47:30

in Warsaw's old town, I spotted a bead plaque on the side of a renovated building, I don't know if the beads represent anything (prayer beads?) or are just a nice decor.....

some contrast in style, but no beads
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08/31/2007, 14:56:15

a church ceiling and an older neighborhood, they are both very beautiful in their own way........

a tomb find
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08/31/2007, 15:01:38

these rosary beads were under glass in a church basement, it was difficult to photograph, I believe the right rosary was wooden, the left one???

Lunch break and bead shop
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08/31/2007, 15:06:09

Some real Soul food in Worms, Germany and a bead Shop in Mainz, Germany........

Indonesian Kiffa copies in Mainz, Germany
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08/31/2007, 15:10:06

You realize how small the world really is when you spot familiar beads in far away places.......

Thomas! Thomas! Thomas!
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Posted by: Joy B.

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08/31/2007, 17:01:09

Thomas is back! BTW I lived across the river from Mainz. From about 1966-69. Thanks for this post,
Joy B.

simple wooden beads......
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08/31/2007, 16:53:06

contemporary lampwork.....
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08/31/2007, 16:55:52

what I wore to Poland
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08/31/2007, 17:30:23

No one that noticed expected the bead to be made of glass, it seems people think it is painted wood.....

Stunning. Who made it?
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Posted by: Joy B.

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08/31/2007, 17:50:07

Thanks, John Picard said this was one of Luigi's finest.....
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08/31/2007, 21:19:32

a collection of rosaries over an altar
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08/31/2007, 17:32:12

sorry for the quality

A great vacation!
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Posted by: JEFF

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09/05/2007, 04:58:48

Thank you Thomas, for sharing your vacation with us! The pics are wonderful, and leave us with the feeling of being there with you! Very nice!
I think my Dad has an old spinning wheel in the attic..... hmmmmm.

Thank you for this lovely travelogue.......
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Posted by: Joyce

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09/01/2007, 08:56:34

Welcome back, Thomas! Thank you for sharing these with us. I am struck by the beautiful folk crafts that seem alive and well where you were visiting. The embroidery on their clothing, the painted eggs, the hand-crafted amber beads. Just very beautiful.

Thomas - Thank you for sharing. These are beautiful pics.
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09/03/2007, 08:31:41

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