A Must for Your Personal Collection- Beads for Jewelry Making

Beaded Jewelry  is very popular and highly customizable option. There is a wide variety of beadsfor Jewelry making available in market. These beads can be used in designing different types of articles like earrings, necklace, bracelet, anklet and many more. Beaded Jewelry  have been used by mankind since the beginning of human civilisation. Many findings of ancient beaded Jewelry like buried Jewelry  in ancient Roman cities, and Egyptian tombs authenticate this fact.

Many different types of materials have been used as beads for Jewelry making throughout history such as wood, metal, plastic, glass, sea shells, gemstones etc. Nowadays, beads of impressive assortment are easily available with wholesalers and retailers also. One can also shop online for beads. Before buying beads study the types and textures of beads.

Types of beads for Jewelry making

There are several varieties of beads found in different textures, shapes, sizes, and material. Some of the categories are described ahead.

●       Regular Beads- they are usually round with a small hole drilled in the centre. They can be either made of wood, crystal, glass, or plastic. The size of regular beads varies between 1 to 14 mm.

glass, and range in size from 1 mm to 14 mm per bead or larger.

●       Acrylic Beads- these types of beads are mostly made out of plastic or any polymerised substance for instance resin, Fimo Polymer Clay etc. They are light, inexpensive and are most commonly used beads for Jewelry making.

●       Charm beads- different types of die-cast metal beads that are available in a large range of shapes, designs, sizes and colours are known as charm beads. These types of beads are built with loop or clips attached to them.

●       Crystal Beads- these are glass beads of high quality with facets cut into them. There are different shapes of crystal beads like rounds, bi-cones, rivoilis etc.

●       Glass beads- these type of beads are most commonly used by jewellers as they are cheap and multi-purpose. They are found in all shapes and sized and are used in making low to top quality Jewelry  pieces.

You can choose similar or different variety of beads for Jewelry making and create your very own exquisite and unique design. Each bead is selected carefully to give desired impact. You can make a beaded pearl set, vintage bracelet or a ring using a perfect blend of crystal beads or design a regular piece of Jewelry  for daily wear using charm beads.