Sabtu, 08 Desember 2012

Different Kinds Of Beads Are Used For Beadwork

By Daniel Turbin


If you are just starting to do beadwork you may have become overwhelmed with the variety of beads available. There are lots of different kinds of materials not to mention shades, sizes and textures that it could become tough to choose the best pieces to complete your job. Most beaders would inform you to pick the pieces that you prefer as you are the one creating the piece. You will get the best idea of how you prefer it to look. If you are following a design then you should use the materials the style maker suggests.

The most usually used materials include the following:

Plastic beads - these are made out of various kinds of plastic and differ hugely in level of quality. If you want this type of bead to look its best select those that have minimum seam showing.

Glass beads - it is one of the most widely used types of beads since they are affordable and can look amazing. You will find them in different sizes from the small seed beads right up to big unique pieces. You could purchase high-priced hand blown glass pieces in case you wanted to make some beadwork for an extra special event.

Crystal beads - these are beads crafted from glass with the high net content. They are higher priced than normal glass beads and can look fantastic. One popular brand of Crystal beads is the Swarovski brand which is recognized worldwide.

Metal beads- there are different types of metal beads. The least expensive are made from aluminum, bronze, copper and also nickel. The next least expensive choice is silver and gold plated metal in which the piece of metal is covered by a fine layer of silver or gold. The under-lying metal is usually copper or bronze.

There are other types of beads used in beadwork but the above tend to be the most common.




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