Beaded Bags from the Erzgebirge
Author: Bettina Levin
Originally appeared in The Bead Society of Great Britain Journal #140
Summer/Autumn 2022
Posted here with their permission
German APCS member Bettina Levin has written several articles for the Bead Society of Great Britain. Her latest appeared in their Journal #140 - Summer/Autumn 2022. It is Part 1 of a series about the history of making beaded bags in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) in Germany. She includes the different manufacturing techniques and illustrates them with pictures of pieces from her collection.