This material is used to make beads which are then strung on elastic, natural fiber thread, wire, or nylon, to create attractive bead jewelry. Alternatively, the beads are also adhered to surfaces which are then used to make bead ornaments.
The creation of beads involves a great deal of imagination, creativity and dexterity. Raw material may be made into beads that are of various shapes and sizes. Some of the popular bead shapes are:
- Spherical
- Diamond shaped
- Tetragonal
- Flat
- Oval
- Bugle or tubular
- Cylindrical
- Charlotte cut
A bead may be decorated in various ways. It could be painted, varnished, engraved. It is possible to adorn it with glitter. Beads may be transparent, translucent or opaque. They are available in watery colors, pastels, bold shades, florescent bright colors, metallic hues. In short, there is no dearth to what the scope of a bead and bead jewelry is.
Bead trinkets include bead necklaces, bead bracelets, bead anklets, bead earrings, bead , bead , bead armlets. Beaded belts, beaded brooches, breaded hair jewelry is also popular.
In have been used to make jewelry since ancient times. All types of , including , , as well as traditional jewelry, has been made using beads of various kinds. |