Brass Strand of Beads

A swirl of small, well-fed beads with a quiet metallic hum.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass has long been a favored metal for beads, its warm gold color deepening to a soft brown with handling. Rounded, slightly pinched beads of satin gold, some with a lighter, almost pearly patch worn into the face. The line is thick with beads and curls in several overlapping rings. Thread peeks through only at the tight bends.

A tiny bead army, strangely peaceful.