How to Bead French Embroidery Beading (Repost)

Beading as a form of fabric decoration has been around for a very long time. Unfortunately few early examples survive, only the beads themselves lasting longer than the background fabric or the thread that fixed them to it.
Most recently, in Victorian times beading enjoyed great popularity among ladies of leisure. After World War I the use of beading as clothes decoration, combined with fringing and bows, really took off in the heady atmosphere of the 1920s. Since then beading has always been with us, its popularity changing with changing fashions.
Beading has generally been used to decorate and embellish clothing, mainly women's fashion frocks and gowns, which were adorned with beads, sequins, stones, pearls and braid. As fashions change, so do beading designs. Over the years the methods of manufacture of beads and sequins have also changed.
There arc two types of beading—hand beading and French frame beading, also known as tambour.
In hand beading, designs are made by sewing the beads onto the fabric one by one with a fine bead needle, using machine thread. I was taught this art by Mademoiselle Bon in a French workroom where exclusive gowns were designed and made. I have been embroidery beading for the past fifty-four years, being in my early teens when I started.
In French frame beading, the material is attached to a frame and the beads are 'worked' on. This technique was introduced to Australia in the mid-1920s by Madame Lorremo of France, who taught this exclusive art to me and many others. The method is quite involved and is fully explained later.
By writing this book on embroidery beading and design I am endeavouring to pass on my knowledge of this fascinating and lovely art. Like my teachers I have taught many girls and women in my lifetime, and continue to do so.