Glass Beads Treatments
In order to give glass beads attractive colors, they are treated to different coatings to achieve distinctive looks.
Czech Glass Beads And Big Bead Little Bead
We at Big Bead Little Bead really like Czech Glass beads. We love their colour range, quality and their heritage. They are perfect for both contemporary pieces and for recreating a vintage look.
Glass bead
A type of bead, mad eof glass, transparent, translucent or opaque, and smooth or faceted, including beads of coloured, colourless, millefiori, enamelled, gilded or iridescent glass, being solid or hollow, ...
Poured glass beads. How are they made?
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Simple glass beads and cabochons were in used in jewelry--> in fact they were enjoyed only by the wealthy, as these technological marvels of the day were more valuable than most natural gems!
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Glass Beads- Small glass beads are used to create more complicated structures and are often called "seed beads". Native Americans are known for their use of seed beads, creating intricate tapestries and designs in their products.
Glass Bead Dangles on Silver Bracelets
Glass Bead Dangle Earrings
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Glass beads made in India.
iridescent glass
Glass mixed with arsenic to create a rainbow or pearly luster. The arsenic is chemically bonded with the glass and presents no health hazard to the wearer at all.
Glass beads made in India.
Lampwork
A form of glassblowing where the glass is heated over a flame. Originally from the Middle Ages, the term lampwork referred to oil lamps with a blowpipe directed into the flame to increase the heat generated.
Glass beads made by any of three processes that results in a changing luster and apparent moving line similar to the chatoyancy of a natural cat eye stone like tiger's eye. Fiber optics have been used extensively in costume jewelry in recent years.
Glass beads decorated with a featherlike pattern, which originated in Venice, Italy.
fede ring
See Claddagh Ring.
Glass beads coated in the ground-up iridescent nacre from fish scales.
smoky quartz
Brownish colored quartz with a smoky appearance.
Roman Glass Beads c. 200 BC
Bactrian Gabri glass beads
Another technique which was employed to make multicolored beads and vessels was "flameworking.
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Czech Glass
The Czech Republic was previously known as Czechoslovakia and before that as Bohemia, and has been famous for making glass beads since the 11th Century.
pressed glass beads - Glass beads that were formed by pouring molten glass into molds.
reconstituted - Genuine stone is crushed then bound together again with an polymer resin. Sometimes dye is added to the mix. It is a man-made imitation material.
Lampwork glass beads are beads made by hand by melting glass on a central rod and shaping the bead. The resulting beads can have many different colors of glass and a unique shape.
An ornate glass bead made using a gas torch. The torch is used to melt the glass, which is then wrapped onto a metal rod. Details are then added using various colours of glass.
Millefiori Beads ...
Hand-blown glass beads and pendants illustrate some of the myriad colours and shapes of glass art. The Canadian Nickel is for scale.
Cut Beads: Glass beads that have been faceted.
Cut Steel: Used to produced 18th Century jewels it is steel that has been cut with many facets and then riveted to a plate of steel or other metal.
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Cut beads are glass beads that have been faceted. This process makes the bead reflect and refract more light.
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Simulated pearl
Glass beads coated in the ground-up iridescent nacre from fish scales.
Smoky quartz
Brownish colored quartz with a smoky appearance.
Ghanaian powder-glass beads - aka powder-glass beads, sand-cast beads, dry powder-glass beads
These beads originated in the 16th centruy from Ghana, Africa.
A name for facted glass beads that have an added iridescent coating. Also, a multi-color-producing light coating on part of beads or tops of rhinestones.
Aquamarine
A blue semiprecious stone in the beryl family.
Faceted, glittery glass bead; rhinestone.
Dog Collar
A wide "choker" style necklace worn tight around the neck above the collarbone just like a dog's collar, this look was popular in Edwardian times, around the turn of the twentieth century.
Art DecoA style characterized by angular geometric shapes, zigzags, bold colors, molded or faceted Czech glass beads, plastics (like celluloid or Bakelite) and chrome, unlike the curves of the previous era.
Aurora Borealis(abbreviated AB) A name for faceted glass beads that have an added iridescent coating. Also, a multi-color-producing light coating on part of beads or tops of rhinestones.
The outer coating is blasted off with glass beads and then the surface is "polished" by sandblasting with a soft limestone powder.
A sand blasting unit is not expensive. The basic setup can be purchased for around $50.00.
The glass beads listed here are cut in the same factories as gemstone beads, and are otherwise treated like actual gemstones. For this reason they are available in many of the same shapes and styles as gemstone beads.
Venetian Glass - The term "Venetian glass" is used to describe three distinct things: Raw material glass made in Venice, glass beads/art using designs originating from Venice, or glass beads/art made of Venetian glass in Venice.
Venetian Beads A style of glass bead making originating in Venice in the late 1800s. Antique "fancy" Venetian Beads are rare and prized by collectors. Today, many types of beads made by hand in Murano and Venice are sold under this label.
Realize Our Diversity: Because the subject of jewelry making covers anything from glass bead making to soldering to crochet, it's important to realize that there are all kinds of jewelry makers who visit our forum.
Glass beads were highly colored and beads of pottery were glazed with blue and green. Although the twelfth dynasty produced a type of large, fine, round beads, it was the eighteenth dynasty where the beadwork reached its highest point of perfection.
Fiberoptic Cat's Eye or Glass beads
Tigertail 2 or more inches longer than the desired necklace length.
Metal Crimps - approx. 1.0mm- for for each bead, 4 for the the ends
and extras just in case.
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Cut Beads
Cut Beads are glass beads that have been cut with facets, like gemstones to create more reflection.
Cut Stone
Cut Stone is a stone that has been altered into a particular shape, like the cushion cut, princess cut, emerald cut,etc.
Wax Pearl
Wax pearls are hollow glass beads that are filled with wax and resemble pearls.
Waxy
This is a term used to describe the luster of gem. Some gems that exhibit a waxy luster are: carnelian, chalcedony, turquoise.
Atlas Beads
Pentagonal satin glass beads with corners ground off.
Aventurine
Golden glitter due to copper crystals suspended in or pressed into the surface of other materials. Aventurine glass is a shimmering glass.
Imitation pearls are a totally different story: a glass bead is dipped into a solution made from fish scales; this coating is thin and may eventually wear off. The island of Mallorca is known for its imitation pearl industry.
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Art Deco pieces are characterized by geometric lines and angular shapes, zigzags, bold colors, molded or faceted Czech glass beads, plastics (like celluloid or Bakelite) and chrome.
WEDDING CAKE BEADS
Wedding cake beads are lampworked glass beads that are decorated with intricate, colorful glass overlays, often of roses and decorative swirls and dots. This type of bead was originally made in Murano, Italy.
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Jablonex Fire Polished Czech Glass Beads
Similar to Swarovski crystals, these glass beads contain no lead.
They are used in all baby and children's bracelets.
A bugle bead is a long, thin, tube-shaped glass bead.
BULLA
A bulla is an ancient Roman pendant that consists of a rounded container holding an amulet (a good luck charm). The bulla is worn on a strap around the neck.
A teardrop shaped faceted gemstone or glass bead. Briolettes are used in bracelets, earrings and necklaces and impart a delicate look to the piece, especially chandelier earrings.
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Fire-Polish Beads
Molded glass beads usually found faceted, that are put through extremely high temperatures to increase the shine and soften the facet edges. Back to Index ...
Cut Beads - These are glass beads which have facets so as to enhance the reflective quality of the beads. They have a very glittery and dazzling finish to them.
Women wore rings, bracelets and necklaces and archaeological excavations show that lengths of glass beads or amber were worn across the chest, suspended from the dress.
Various types exist. Solid or hollow glass beads coated with pearl essence derived from fish scales are one type, whilst lacquer covered beads are another. Cheaper varieties are created from plastic.
Murano/Venetian glass - Glass beads in a variety of colors with gold or silver leaf foiling directly inside the beads.
Art Deco: A style popular in the mid-1920s characterized by angular geometric shapes, zigzags, bold colors, glass beads, plastics like Bakelite and chrome.
Givre' a combination of 2 colors in one glass bead
Gutta-Percha A material first made in 1840 from the bark of a Malaysian tree.
Scarabe is a type of iridescent finish applied to some dark glass beads. The scarabe finish mimics the look of iridescent scarab beetles.
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Diamante: A faceted, glittery glass bead like a rhinestone or strass.
wax pearl
A hollow glass bead that has been filled with wax to resemble a pearl
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An imitation pearl will feel smooth and glasslike. That's because the imitations are made by dipping a plastic or glass bead into some sort of paint, sometimes including iridescent fish scales.
Aurora Borealis is a sparkling finish usually applied to crystal beads, but may also be found on some glass beads.
Baroque: A pearl with an uneven or craggy shape and/or surface. Also an irregularly shaped stone or glass bead.
Production of glass beads in the area dates back to the 14th century, though production was depressed under communist rule. Because of this long tradition, their workmanship and quality has an excellent reputation. BEADED JEWELS ...
Each glass bead is transparent, with slight overtones of creamy white that shift to a startling shade of translucent cyan as the eye moves from one angle to another. Truly magnificent, eye-catching pieces ...
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