Lampwork Beads – Making and Usage

Mar 24
09:46

2014

Mohit Jain

Mohit Jain

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If you happen to own a jewelry business most probably you are always on the look out for good quality yet inexpensive jewelry supplies. Read the article to find out how you can do that with ease.

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Lampwork beads are made through heating glass along with a blowtorch and then making its various shapes. The styles and colors of lampwork beads are highly distinct,Lampwork Beads – Making and Usage Articles however; the look of these beads is mostly ornate and glossy.

The glass rods are heated with blowtorch until they become like rope and then are wrapped around a metal clay coated pole. The finished glass beads are removed easily from the clay coated metallic pole. Once the first strand of melted glass is put on the pole, further melted glass is added to the first piece. This is how the beading creativity comes into play. For instance, the ting melted glass bits are added to the initial piece, a spotted bead is made. A pointed tool can be used on these spots for making other designs like flowers. Different shapes of the beads can be made by blowing on the hot glass or using the glass tool to make dents. The most common shapes of lampwork beads include the round, flat round, oval, square, rectangle, heart, cube, abacus, etc. and some most uncommon shapes include shoes, pumpkin, shell, butterfly etc.

When you are making jewelry or other items incorporating lampwork beads, this is for sure that you would not opt for making your own beads at home. The best idea is to go to a craft supplies store like Pandahall that has all the beautiful variety of lampwork beads like normal, blown, dichroic, gold sand, evil eye, foil, and millefiori. The Pandahall beads wholesale buying allows you to save some bucks on your projects. These beads are not very cheap because of they are usually handmade and require a lot of efforts, but if you go through these Pandahall beads wholesale online, you will see how beautiful they are. The starting price for these beads is just $2 for 50 pieces to $100 for 50 pieces roughly. So, if you see the beads on your own you will realize from how simple to how complex these beading designs are and similarly the prices vary.

The lampwork beads can be used in a variety of projects, including bracelets, necklaces, charms, rings, anklets, earrings. Furthermore, these look mesmerizingly beautiful in household decors like pots decorations, lamp shades decorations, wall hangings, mirror decors and lots of other decors. Before you go for Pandahall beads wholesale shopping make sure you have a clear picture of what you want or what style you want since the wide collection of these beads can even leave you confused on what NOT to buy!