Icon of the Mother of God in a salary of pearls

Salary: pearls, turquoise, lapis lazuli, malachite, Japanese beads, mother of pearl, velvet.
This technique historically dates back many centuries and began with pearl embroidery, and became most popular in the 18th century. All layers of society were fond of beadwork, starting with the nobility and ending with the peasants, but despite the fact that pearl women lived in almost all rivers, embroidery in this technique was always expensive. Today, there are many materials used in embroidery, such as glass beads, beads, rhinestones, ornamental stones, mother of pearl and of course pearls.