Glass beads
were very
popular and
were hung
between the
two brooches
at the
collarbones.
Amber beads
tended to be
rarer until later
periods. The
most common
colours found
are: Dark
Blue, Yellow,
Green, Red,
Red-Brown,
purple,
orange, black,
in order of
highest first.
Beads from
naturally
occurring rocks such as rock crystal can also be found as well as Roman beads, Roman coins and other
trinkets strung alongside the beads.
I make glass beads to 5th and 6th century designs, either general beads, based on patterns found in
excavations or who series of reproductions such a the Empingham ones illustrated above. I will make to any
picture or dig reports either individual beads or a set you chose !I also sell reproduction brooches similar to the
ones on my brooches page to hang your beads from.
Copyright Melanie Wilson 1998/2000