Women have long been involved in the Russian north Lacing and embroidered pearls. He was decorated not only earrings and necklaces, but also served as an adjunct hats - corbel arches, wreaths.
Woman's headdress decorated with pearls, mother of pearl called. This stone has always represented the girl's beauty and purity, folk ideas associated with it tears and sadness, so Zhemchuzhnikov been a favorite wedding attribute. As a rule, on top of pearl wore a headscarf, tying it under her chin.
Young woman wore pearl kokoshnik after the wedding and had before the birth of their first child. Then the precious headdress formed in the chest and to extract only on special occasions and major holidays.