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Beads and jewelry making by Jessica Luo
A bead is a small object which is usually used in the making of jewelry. This decorative object is often to be pierced for threading or stringing. When they are adhered to the surface of the objects, they don't need to be pierced, such as beads on some wall hangings. They vary in size from tiny ones which are only less than 1 millimeter (0.039 in) to large ones which are more than 1 centimeter (0.39) in diameter.
Stepping into a bead shop and showing around, you are definitely surprised that there are numerous beads in an array of shapes, colors, sizes, designs, materials etc. Beads fall into different types according to different standards such as component materials, place or period of origin, and general shape. Here we will introduce several familiar ones.
Pearls
There are mainly two types of pearls; they are natural pearls and cultured pearls. Natural pearl ones are relatively expensive compared to cultured pearl beads. Nowadays, over 95% pearl production is cultured, so they are much cheaper than natural ones. And with the development of pearl culturing industry, the cultured beads enjoy increasingly improved quality. You can choose the different pearl beads in your beading or jewelry making.
Glass beads
Glass tends to be one of the most commonly used materials. Czech glass beads and Indian glass beads are very familiar to us. Glass ones are available in different designs varying from heart shape to cartoon shape. Generally speaking, they have colorful coatings. The price of glass ones is very cheap competitive compared to beads made of other materials such as pearl.
Plastic beads
There are commercial beads which are readily available and are inexpensive. Plastic ones are widely adopted to the production of children's jewelry because of their safety and endurability. They can be placed on a solid plastic-backed peg to form shapes and also can be strung into bracelet and so on. If your budget is a little bit tight, to buy plastic beads is a good choice.
Gemstone Beads
Gemstone is a piece of mineral which is usually used to make jewelry and other adornments. Gemstone beads can be found to be natural or in cut and polished forms. Gemstone beads are often resistant to abrasion, fracture and chemical reactions. Most gemstones are hard and but some soft ones also are used because of their atheistic value. Gemstone beads are pretty beautiful and precious. So it's relatively expensive. Examples include jade, amethyst, garnet, etc.
The above mentioned four types of beads divided based on the component material only offer you a quick look at the beads and general knowledge about beads. There is no doubt that there are far too many types of beads available in the market such as seed beads, oval beads etc. Beads are widely used in the making of jewelry from ring pedants to bracelets and also can be the decoration on clothes, wall hangings and so on.
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