The “beads” for these necklaces come from book parts: stacks of pages formed into blocks, strips of  pages rolled into cylinders, shapes cut out of the cover boards and thin slices of books with the pages fanned open – they are strung on hemp, cotton or bamboo cord with either a “lobster claw” or lanyard closure – glass beads add color and texture -  lastly, I often add fragments of poetry created from culled words  – they can be worn reversed as well with some having poetry on both sides.