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GLASS BEADS -The History and Making Of

Beads are amongst the oldest human artcolourful and bright, making them
and technology, dating back 30,000fashionable and popular in modern times
years. They have been dated back to atfor all cultures.
least Roman times. Perhaps the earliestThere are many types of beads and all
glass-like beads were Egyptian faienceare named according to the way they are
beads, a form of clay with amade, including wound, drawn,
self-forming vitreous coating.moulded,lampwork, Dichroic, furnace and
Glass beads are usually categorized bylead crystal.
the method used to manipulate the glass.The Types of glass used to construct
Most fall into three main categories:these include rod, sheet, soda lime,
wound, drawn, and moulded. There arelead, and borosilicate. The material
composites, such as millefiori, wherechosen often depends on the hardness,
cross-sections of a drawn glass cane arecolour, durability, and size required.
applied to a wound glass core. A veryNowadays the Czech Republic is a
minor industry in blown glass beads alsowell-known and reputable producer of
existed in 19th century Venice andthese object. Both online and in stores
France.worldwide, Czech glass beads will be
It is believed that the Egyptians firstsold for a much high price on average
used faience (a glazed fused quartzthan most other types of glass beads.
composite) but later developed the core,These Czech pieces are often used in
wound and mosaic methods of using glassnecklaces and bracelets and are sold in
to make beads and other decorations.renowned jewellers across the globe. The
They were the first culture to haveCzech's have a reputation for creating
glass-making guilds.beautiful yet durable glass beads
Glass beads, however, were not limitedconsistently.
to the Egyptians in ancient times. ThereMany people enjoy making their own
have been glass beads found injewellery . There are even stores where
archaeological sites dated betweenone can pay to make their own jewellery
2,000BC and 10AD in both Austria andwith glass beads that are provided for
Switzerland.them. This has become a popular hobby
In modern times, they have become afor many people and has increased the
popular form of jewellery, especially inrecognition of glass beads across the
African cultures withworld. In additon , Lampwork and other
necklaces,bracelets, and anklets made ofartictic craftybeads are back in vogue
these materials. They can be extremelyon the jewellery ciruit.



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