Tuesday, August 16, 2011

A Guide About Seed Beads and Their Different Uses

By Siffion Quaid


Seed beads are an exceedingly cheap material that is used in jewelry making, clothing design and can also be used for home items. They're often made from glass or plastic and come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. Thanks to the large choice of size and design plus the inexpensive price seed beads are likely the most used bead materials jewerly makers will use. For the beginner designer there are a large amount of seed bead patterns you can download either free or for a tiny fee.

Seed beads are sold by weight and not by amount, it'd be almost impossible to count out a large quantity of beads so that is the reason why they're sold by weight. Seed beads can also be sold by length. This is the length of the plastic or glass the beads were in their original form before being cut into shape. Be aware though this doesn't take in account the waste that happens when a bead is cut so buying a metre of beads might not be exactly a metre.

What Are You Able To Use Seed Beads For?

Seed Beads are very versatile and can be employed for most things, here's a list of only a few of the things you can use seed beads with.

- Jewellery like necklaces, earrings, bangles, anklets and rings
- Duvets
- Fancy Dress Costumes
- Normal Clothing
- Style Accessories like belts, purses and headbands
- Home goods like lampshades, table cloths and embroidered coasters.

Other Advantages of Using Seed Beads

As mentioned earlier seed beads are very versatile particularly inside the setting of jewelry making. Here are a few ways they aid with jewelry making.

- Utilised for protection while connecting a fastener
- Great when utilized in needlework
- Used as a spacer between two larger beads
- Can break up the color of a design to provide better balance
- Used as a stopper at the end of the thread.




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