Chevron
Chevron bead From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Have questions? Find out how to ask questions and get answers. Jump to: navigation, search Chevron beads Chevron beads are special glass beads,...
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Cloisonné
Cloisonné beads also occur commonly; and one use of Chinese cloisonné beads involves making jewelry.
View ArticleDichroic glass
Dichroic glass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The brilliant dichroic optical properties of dichroic glass are the result of multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. These thin layers of oxides...
View ArticleEthnic beads
Ethnic beads Other beads considered trade beads are those made in West Africa, by and for Africans, such as Mauritanian Kiffa beads, and Ghanaian and Nigerian powder glass beads . Other ethnic beads...
View ArticleFaux natural beads
Often beads are made to look like a more expensive original material, especially in the case of fake pearls and simulated rocks, minerals, and gemstones. Precious metals and ivory are also imitated....
View ArticleFurnace glass beads
Furnace glass beads are a special type of art bead. They are made using traditional glassworking techniques from Italy that are more often used to make art glass objects. The manufacture of these beads...
View ArticleLampwork beads
Lampwork beads are made by using a torch to heat a rod of glass and spinning the resulting thread around a metal rod covered in bead release. When the base bead has been formed, other colors of glass...
View ArticleLead crystal beads (including Swarovski and Preciosa)
Swarovski along with Preciosa branded crystal beads are prized by jewelers and hobbyists. They are a high-lead content crystal although today production of lead-free crystal is common. Lead crystals...
View ArticleMillefiori beads
Millefiori beads The millefiori technique involves the production of glass canes or rods, known as murrine, with multicolored patterns which are viewable only from the cut ends of the cane. Millefiori...
View ArticlePressed glass beads
Pressed glass beads are formed by pressing the hot glass into mold to give the bead its shape. Often pressed glass beads are made using machines that stamp the shape from the molten glass. The shapes...
View ArticleSeed beads
Seed beads are uniformly shaped spheroidal or tube shaped beads ranging in size from under a millimetre to several millimetres. "Seed Bead" is a generic term for any small bead. Usually rounded in...
View ArticleTrade beads or Slave beads
Trade beads are various types of beads made in Europe specifically to be used in the slave trade and other trading in Africa. Chevron beads are a specific, historically important type of trade bead.
View ArticleHama®/Perler® Beads
These small, plastic and colorful beads are placed on a peg array with a solid plastic backing to form pictures and designs and then melted together with a clothes iron. The final flat piece of art...
View ArticleChevron
Chevron bead From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Have questions? Find out how to ask questions and get answers. Jump to: navigation, search Chevron beads Chevron beads are special glass beads,...
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Cloisonné
Cloisonné beads also occur commonly; and one use of Chinese cloisonné beads involves making jewelry.
View ArticleDichroic glass
Dichroic glass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The brilliant dichroic optical properties of dichroic glass are the result of multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. These thin layers of oxides...
View ArticleEthnic beads
Ethnic beads Other beads considered trade beads are those made in West Africa, by and for Africans, such as Mauritanian Kiffa beads, and Ghanaian and Nigerian powder glass beads . Other ethnic beads...
View ArticleFaux natural beads
Often beads are made to look like a more expensive original material, especially in the case of fake pearls and simulated rocks, minerals, and gemstones. Precious metals and ivory are also imitated....
View ArticleFurnace glass beads
Furnace glass beads are a special type of art bead. They are made using traditional glassworking techniques from Italy that are more often used to make art glass objects. The manufacture of these beads...
View ArticleLampwork beads
Lampwork beads are made by using a torch to heat a rod of glass and spinning the resulting thread around a metal rod covered in bead release. When the base bead has been formed, other colors of glass...
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