A brief overview of linen through the ages Egyptians deemed linen to be the cloth of the gods. They used it for example for mummies, and in their sacred rituals. Linen is the oldest textile in the world,...
Thanks for dropping by ....... When we first started on eBay in 2003, there were usually 200 to 300 listed Dzi Beads, of which 95% were all machine mass manufactured copies or imitations. Today, a simple...
Located on the plateaus of Zagros ,Persia (Now modern day Iran) was an ancient and powerful empire which stretched from Africa to India. The time period between 1500 and 1736 A.D. was considered by many to be...
Guide to Collecting Kiffa (Murakad) Beads This guide is meant to summarize a scattering of research and reporting on rare Mauritanian Kiffa (aka "murakad") powder glass beads, first documented by French...
Thanks for dropping by ....... When we first started on eBay in 2003, there were usually 200 to 300 listed Dzi Beads, of which 95% were all machine mass manufactured copies or imitations. Today, a simple...
Have you ever received a card that you wanted to cherish forever, but for whatever reasons, it got destroyed, or lost, or what have you? Well, I have a solution for you. Do you quilt? Would you like to learn...
No one intentionally ruins an antique, right? But lots of people do make costly mistakes caring for antiques every day simply because they don't know any better. Read on for valuable information to keep you...
Hello, my name is Traci, creator of York*Mountain*Primitives. I just wanted to share a few of my thoughts on the New ~*~ Handcrafted Primitives of Today. You will find many amazing creations in the...
I was recently asked by one of my frequent buyers 'where do I get all the stuff I sell?'. Before I realized it, I had written back to him the following and I think it might be a "shared" experience with many...