Beadwork Supplies for the Finest Quality Beadwork and Bead Art
By Jennifer VanBenschoten, About.com Guide to Beadwork
Here's where you can come to learn more about beads in general, how they're made, where they come from, what's in them, how long they've been around and their usual and unusual uses. Get ideas for using paper ephemera, fiber, metal filigree, chain, and silk cord. Discover new bead kits and their sellers, plus articles covering antique antique beads, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystal, metal beads, lampwork, and any other bead of interest.
Bead Buying Basics
Whether you're a new beader buying your very first beads for a project, or a veteran buyer interested in the details about a particular bead type, this is where you can find that, plus more. Learn details about beads types, how they are made, and get links to reputable sellers, recommendations for great deals, and ideas for making those trips to the bead store or bead show even more fun!
Tools and Non-Bead Supplies
This is where you'll learn about the tools you'll need, the tools you'll want, the places to find supplies including beading looms, paper ephemera, watch parts, unusual tiny toys, interesting metal items, charms rubber stamps and - well, you know; all that hard-to-find-stuff that makes doing beadwork so much more fun.
- Bead Kits and Bead Patterns For Sale
- Beadwork Tools, Beading Looms, Beading Equipments and Other Bead Supplies
Specialty Beads and Bits
Learn more about specialty beads including antique glass, leaded crystal beads, what to look for when buying new and old beads, and other pertinent information related to buying any type of specialty beads in order to avoid confusion and misunderstandings so that you're sure to get exactly what you want when you buy those little bits of vintage, antique or even historical bits of glass.
