Bead

A bead is a small, decorative object that is pierced for threading or stringing.

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Beads range in size from under a millimeter to over a centimeter. Glass, plastic, and stone are probably the most common materials, but beads are also made from the seeds of the Bead tree, and also from bone, metal, resin, wood, clay, felt, paper, and other materials.

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Beadwork is the craft of making things with beads.

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Types of glass beads include:

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• Lampwork beads -- technique of glass modelling
• Millefiori -- putting little pieces of colored glass into a glass pane to form a picture
• Pressed glass beads
• Slave beads -- a currency in African trade in the old times

Other types:

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• Anal beads -- a sex toy
• Chevron bead -- a kind of a painted bead, traditional African jewelery
• Fire-polish beads
• Seed beads -- a generic term for a small jewelery bead
• Prayer beads

Thread: The word thread has many meanings:...

String: Generally, string is a thin piece of fiber which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. String can be made from a variety of fibres. The term has more specific meanings within certain academic disciplines....

Millimeter: REDIRECT Millimetre...

Bead related Images and Photos (experimental)

Classic Toy Bead Maze	NBC 65MM Bead Ball	Girl Gourmet Candy Bead Studio Refill Pack	Girl Gourmet Candy Ring Maker and Bead Studio Refills Set
Young Dassanech Girl Wears a Leather Skirt Metal Bracelets Amulets and Bead Necklaces Ethiopia