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Beadwork
The craft of stringing beads to one another by the use of a needle and thread or soft, flexible wire.
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Beadwork
Cloisonne
Arts & crafts; Beadwork
Enamel with surface decorations set in hollows formed by strips of wire welded to a metal plate.
Memory wire
Arts & crafts; Beadwork
A pre-coiled stainless steel wire that retains its shape. Very popular for wine charm markers and bracelets.
Rattail
Arts & crafts; Beadwork
A round, satin-like cord, often used to show off one large pendant or centrepiece as it's beautiful colours beg to be seen.
Semiprecious stones
Arts & crafts; Beadwork
Natural stones that generally have a lower value than precious stones, including amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal, rose quartz, and others. Primarily used in fashion jewelry.
Leather cord
Arts & crafts; Beadwork
A popular stringing material that requires no finishing. Simply add a pendant or centerpiece, tie a bow and go.
Spectrum
Arts & crafts; Beadwork
A continuous distribution of coloured light produced when a beam of white light is dispersed into its components, e.g. by a prism.
