This is a very special piece, the most unique and most versatile we made so far, a tribute to traditional Thai Karen bead-making techniques. All of the tiny beads that compose the necklace are handmade and painstakingly beaded one by one on 20 strands, each of them 140cm in length (the process is very long and only few villages in Thailand's North still preserve the skills to make these). The two ends are gathered and fixed into two handmade silver roll-beads and each strand is closed with a small stopper bead. The long "belt" can then be wrapped or tied like a scarf, worn in front or so that the long parts hang down the back, or as a wraparound tie-bracelet. Each time it can become a different piece of jewelry.
All our silver jewelry is made in 95-98 % silver by the Karen hill-tribe silversmiths.
The Karen are a group of ethnic peoples who reside primarily in southern and southeastern Burma and in northern and north-eastern Thailand. Thai and Burmese hill tribes can be traced back to the 12th century when they are said to have originated from Tibet.
With a higher silver content than sterling silver, Karen silver has a weight, bright satin color and feel, all of its own. Every piece is handmade and individual.
It comes with a traditional Thai package that can be a lovely gift or just simply jewelry storage. We send all our packages with tracking number for safer shipping.
Size: length of the necklace: 140 cm