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Bead Information Library
Library Contents by topicBeading Resources (1 article)This article covers the Number of Beads per Gram, Converting Bead Sizes From Millimeters to Inches, Beads per Inch conversion list and more.
Beading Tools (2 articles)A good quality set of pliers will last a lifetime. If they are comfortable they can become unconscious extensions of your hands and a very important investment in your creative endeavors.
In Part 2 of Pliers and Cutters we explore the difference between cutters and pliers as well as the Brown and Sharpe gauge for wire thickness.
Bone Beads (2 articles)In the "History of Bone Beads" the author explores some the roots of using Bone Beads in jewelry design.
Ever wonder how modern bone beads are created? What animals do they come from? In "Making Bone Beads" The author describes the process of creating bone beads from carcass to necklace.
Czech Glass Beads (2 articles)Both Bohemia and Venice were a part of the Austrian Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte, but the rivalry never eased. The Venetians developed handmade beads and the Bohemian Czechs specialized in high density pressed glass. The results is a wonderful variety of amazing beads.
Bohemia in the Czech Republic is the perfect environment for making glass beads. It has all the things needed to make beads, including people with the imagination and drive to create machines and molds to make new, innovative shapes and designs in glass beads.
Handmade Glass (2 articles)Egyptians have been making faience for more than 5,000 years. The process hasn't changed in all that time. Its a simple process that was perfected early and expanded.
People started making glass beads and bangles as soon as they figured out how to make glass. All it takes is a little sand, and soda and lime.
History (1 article)As soon as people started making clothing they had to decorate that clothing. Beads became portable symbols of power, wealth and trophies: The first and most enduring status symbols.
Jewelry Findings (3 articles)In History of Findings the author explores the origins of Jewelry findings from the origin of the name findings to how jewelers produced these components in the past.
Beading is so much more than beads and string. There is a whole range of items that you will find necessary or at least useful. In this article we explore how findings are produced.
Wire has been used for making ornaments for thousands of years and is an integral part jewelry design. Since wire does not occur naturally, how did early people create it?
Metals (2 articles)In this article we explain the differences between “Gold Filled” and “Gold Plated” and describe the process used to create each as well as explore the different colors of gold and how they’re created.
History and Origins of Sterling Silver are explored in this article.
Pearls (4 articles)Informational article on modern pearls.
In China the Manchu dynasty preferred freshwater pearls from their ancestral homeland, while in India the men and women of the Mogul Court decked themselves in as many pearls as they could find.
Only 1 in 10,000 oysters will produce a natural pearl, but Kokichi Mikimoto learned how to entice the oysters into making pearls on demand
Every culture that has known of pearls valued them. The Greeks and Romans considered them "the tears of water nymphs or angels". In the Middle Ages they were even used in medicines.
Seed Beads (2 articles)In April 2000 the author visited the Miyuki Glass Bead Factory in Japan and shares how Miyuki makes their beautifully consistent Seed Beads.
The term seed bead refers to an entire category of small, usually glass beads, that have been used for adornment for over 200 years. The first glass seed beads were made and strung by....
Semi Precious Stone Beads (4 articles)This article explores birthstones and their possible origins with A look at George Kunz's book The Curious Lore of Precious Stones which contains much more information than this short article.
As the birthstone for February and the gemstone for Pisces, amethyst veils the second month of the year in its purple haze. Read Amethyst: Royal Purple Quartz of the Ages for the full scoop on this beautiful stone.
Do you ever wonder where a Peridot Gem-Stone Bead comes from? This article gives you some background on Peridot and it's parent Olivine.
Quartz crystals form from one atom of silicon and two atoms of oxygen, it is the most common form of crystal on the earth's surface. In this short article we discuss some common forms of Quartz.
Swarovski (5 articles)Find out about the beginnings of The Swarovski company, makers of the finest lead glass crystal for over 100 years.
Instructions on how to make a Swarovski 5 Crystal Drop Necklace & Matching Crystal Drop Earring set. Photos and step by step directions make this an excellent project for beginning jewelry makers.
Swarovski Crystal Elegance Necklace project is a little more complex but still well within the reach of most beginners.
Here are some modern Swarovski Crystal Bead Jewelry examples.
A secret recipe and the invention of a machine to facet crystal with impeccable accuracy make it possible for Swarovski to make what had been expensive luxury items affordable to nearly everyone.
Wood Beads (2 articles)Wood beads are found throughout the world yet there is very little information on their origin. “History of Wooden Beads” provides some background on their history.
Wooden Beads aren’t difficult to make, you start by gathering twigs and simple tools. In “Making Wooden Beads” we describe how to make your own wood beads from backyard materials.
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