is anyone doing interesting original new embroidery today with a variety of rocailles - or perhaps making 3-D shapes using them on wire? Please share images...

i finally found an image of a tabletop filled with examples of different traditional beadwork from mostly E. Africa constructed entirely with European-made embroidery beads all slightly varied oblate shapes, not uniform-
the beads were shipped out by the ton by traders and there are many Venetian sample cards that record which colours were favoured by which peoples.
in my image are strips as belts, beads on wires that hold their shape, wound around fat cores or stitched onto hide,

it worked before!!! darn it-i will have to try again tomorrow...

Here are the images

The images were high resolution so I cropped out a few examples

apologies - anyway i wanted to show a range of ways these small beads can be the components of dazzling and lively adornments in so many different cultures.

It has been a LOT of fun gathering these things together. Thank you for the thread!
Some of them have been posted previously in this forum.
I would be happy to separate out anything that require a closer look.

i can see many fascinating traditional techniques at least from all over Africa, India, Europe and perhaps central or south America. Which are your favourites?

leaves and components for wreaths, etc.