All about
Beaded Jewellery
As they diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, not
exactly, even beaded jewellery comes a second close to the aforementioned fact.
Beaded jewellery is nothing made with the help of beads that are attached to
one another with the help of a string and a beading or sewing needle while a
thin wire or thread is used for the final design. For a layman, a bead is only
a minute object of decoration that is used in the making of different kinds of
jewelleries like necklaces, earrings, bracelets and the likes. Instances of
beaded jewellery making can be traced back to the periods of ancient Egypt and
ever since then women just can’t seem to get enough of it. Earlier stones,
bones and pieces of wood were used to make beaded jewellery whereas today we
make use of crystals, semi-precious stones and a large variety of beads for the
art and craft of beaded jewellery making.
Different Types of Beads
As we all know beads come in a variety of shapes,
sizes and materials. Some of the most common and popular forms of beads that
are used in the process of jewellery making are as follows:
1. European
Beads: These beads are popular because they come in unique
fashion styles and colour combinations. European beads are made with the help
of a wide variety of materials. When the European beads are consolidated into
necklaces and bracelets, they simply look classic and timeless. Some different
kinds of European beads include Clay, Turquoise, Lampwork, Glass, Cat Eyes,
Crystal and Metal beads. The popularity of European beads is associated to
their 3D designs which make them stand out from the rest of the beads that are
available in the market. These beads can also be used to make key chains.
2. Acrylic
Beads: These beads are synthetic substances which are made
out of plastic and that are what makes them stronger and durable when it comes to
their quality. There are some Acrylic beads that are having superior quality when
compared to glass. There are different kinds of Acrylic beads that are available
in the market today and these include Colourful beads, Plating beads, Imitation
Pearls beads, Crystal beads, Acrylic Alphanumeric beads and Magic Acrylic
beads. A great benefit of using jewellery made from Acrylic beads is their
lightweight.
3. Gemstone
Beads: Gemstone beads are precious or semi-precious stones
that come with their own charm and beauty which adds a whole new side of grace
to the beaded jewelleries. Some of these beads can be too fragile or too soft
to be used in the jewellery making process. Different types of Gemstone beads
include Natural Stone beads, Turquoise beads and Goldstone beads. These beads
also come in variety of shapes and sizes.
4. Clay
Beads: Clay beads are made out of clay and can be
categorised based on their colours, shapes and textures. One can buy these buys
or simply make them at home with help of right kind of tutorials and polymer
clay. Different types of Clay beads include Animal and Mix Design beads,
Colourful Porcelain beads and Blue and white Porcelain beads. These beads can
be made into different forms of jewellery because of their versatility.
5. Glass
Beads: These beads come in lively colours, finishes and
shapes to give that magical variant to the particular piece of jewellery in
which they are integrated. Glass beads can be broadly divided into three main
types and these include Crackle Glass beads, Frosted Glass beads and Glass
Pearl beads. These beads can also be given fancy finishes such as Druk glass or
Aurora Borealis apart from adding various kinds of bumps, decorations and the
likes.
6. Metal
Beads: Metal beads are extensively used in jewellery making
because of their versatile, strong and sturdier nature when compared to plastic
beads. These come in variety of finishes and can be worn on each every occasion.
Metals beads have many variants and these include Hematite beads and Metal
Letter beads.
7. Shell
and Pearl Beads: Pearl jewellery is the epitome of
classy, beautiful and timeless. The shell pearls are formed from the shells of
certain aquatic animals which make for artistic and stunning piece of
jewellery. These beads include Coral Chip beads and Mother of Pearl beads.
8. Wooden
Beads: Wooden beads have been used since ancient times
because of their easy to shape and carve nature and stylish finish. Wooden
beads can be used for carving out alphanumeric beads or beads of various shapes
and sizes and colours depending upon the type of jewellery that they would be used
in.
9. Skull
Beads: Skull beads are one of kind beads that stand out for
their unique shape. Although the skull beads look similar to one another there
are many variants of Skull beads that include Black Ceramic beads, Pirate beads
and Tiny Turquoise skull beads to name a few.
10. Seed
Beads: These beads are named Seed beads because of their
tiny structure. Generally these are produced on a large scale in various
colours to be able to integrate them in different form of jewelleries.
11. Charm
Bracelets: Charm bracelets generally signify
all the best moments in a person’s life. These bracelets are made out numerous tiny
trinkets that are significant for the individual besides being a decorative
piece of jewellery. Charm bracelets can be made out of Letter charms or Metal
charms or Tiny Acrylic Charms.
One just can’t enough of beaded jewellery when it
comes in so many amazing shapes and sizes and colours apart from being so different
and appealing from one another. So what are you waiting for? Go grab them all.
