Europe thumb|upright=.75|Russian Countess Olga Orlova-Davydova wearing a heavily beaded kokoshnik, 1903Beadwork in Europe, much like in Egypt and the Americas, can be traced to the use of bone and shell as adornments amongst early modern humans. As glassmaking increased in popularity through the Middle Ages, glass beads began to appear extensively in bead embroidery, beaded necklaces, and similar wares.
Europe thumb|upright=.75|Russian Countess Olga Orlova-Davydova wearing a heavily beaded kokoshnik, 1903Beadwork in Europe, much like in Egypt and the Americas, can be traced to the use of bone and shell as adornments amongst early ,modern humans. As glassmaking increased in popularity through the Middle Ages, glass beads began to appear extensively in bead embroidery beaded necklaces, and similar wares.