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FILE NAME Kent KNT DATE 1956 Nov DOC KNT150 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Grade Teacher Magazine with Instructions on How to Make Asbestos Jewelry Grade Teather 1956 Mary Lou's finished necklace is impressive with its boldness of design and its unusual and arresting size spacing and color By JOHN LIDSTONE Supervisor of Arts and Crafts Vancouver B. C. : - Photographs by Roger Kerkham 2 . ~, : se Fox VERY boy and girl loves to dress up Give any group of year an attic trunk full of old clothes and they will be happy for hours : Making asbestos jewelry is a project which capitalizes on this ch^...dhood interest to motivate a modeling activity which has great creative possibilities for elementary school . children . . Unlike many modeling projects it is clean and simple enough for even the most crowded classroom and the main ingredient asbestos powder can be easily obtained at a rea- sonable price from any heating supplies dealer ae While Mary Lou demonstrates here how she would make a necklace there are many other fascinating pieces of jewelry she could produce using the same material Asbestos brace- lets bangles crowns earrings brooches buckles and pendants make excellent costume jewelry for school plays and pageants A making project can easily be correlated 100 with the study of some ancient civilization such as the Aztecs whose art forms included characteristic jewelry For most purposes six parts of asbestos powder dry mixed with one part of wallpaper paste and then thoroughly kneaded with a little cold water will produce a most satis- : am 3m * rs factory modeling agent Projects made from this mixture and ~4 7 dried where there is a good circulation of air will become 4 hard and durable Although seldom necessary for asbestos jewelry the drying process can be sspeepded eeded up by placing projects in a moderate oven for a short period Lt Children should be encouraged to create their own jewelry | 3 designs using the method demonstrated by Mary Lou After their projects are dry a little gold and silver paint used along with ordinary school colors will add exciting glamour to each piece When the painting is finished the real fun of wearing the jewelry makes a fitting culmination to this useful model- ing activity : a, GRADE TEACHER 23 MARY LOU SHOWS YOU HOW Boys and girls are practical souls They will like this craft because jewelry is useful as a gift or for personal adornment a a i Ce With a knitting needle a hole for stringing is made in each bead he wen A cardboard circle is cut out for the foundation of the necklace pendant When beads and pendant are dry bright water colar and gold paint are added eg: . ts Sm : Segue oe A coat of paste secures the decorated beads on pendant surface. Finally Mary Lou strings necklace on thick colored wool : ah ; wis