Beading: video master classes and description of different types of beads

Beading is the oldest art, which dates back to the time of the first glass manufacturing in Ancient Egypt. The first glass beads were quite large. They decorated clothes, made the first elementary necklaces. With the development of production, the beads went out ever smaller and more diverse. Now a huge choice of beads. Any shape and color. This allows you to create absolutely amazing and unique things.

The needlewomen found the use of beads in both costume jewelery and in paintings, also caskets, vases, various covers for telephones, trinkets are woven with beads. The enumeration of all products invented from beads will take a very large amount of space. This is truly a unique and versatile material. Now, in the age of the Internet, a child who can write can find a video for beginners by beading. In such video, you can visually study the use of beads and open the veil of secrecy making beautiful bead products. Having understood them, it becomes clear that beadwork is not such a difficult task. It just requires a lot of patience and love to work with small details.

Choice of beads

The quality of the bead is very dependent on the appearance of the product. Therefore, it is so important to choose the right beads.

Japanese Beads

In the world of beading, a real revolution has occurred since the beginning of production of beads in Japan. Here they began to produce perfect beads both in shape and color. Strictly monitored all production processes. When choosing a Japanese bead, the names of TOHO, Miyuki and Matsuno are often found. This is the name of the bead factories. They compete among themselves, creating more and more advanced types of beads. Japanese beads are the most expensive, however, it is worth noting that:

In Japanese beads holes are much wider than in other types of beads. This makes it easier to work with it, allowing the needle to pass several times through the hole;

Due to the fact that the hole is larger, respectively, the glass in the bead is smaller and it is lighter than other types of beads. It follows that in one gram of Japanese beads more than Czech for example;

If the beads are finished in the middle of the work of the product, you can safely buy it, not being afraid that shades of beads from another lot will be different. At the factory there is strict quality control;

Japanese bead coating resistant to external influences;

All the beads in the package have the same shape with a minimum of rejection.

These advantages of Japanese beads should be convinced that its price corresponds to the quality of beads.

Czech Beads

Often, when studying beading, in the video lessons for beginners, Czech beads are used. Since it is slightly cheaper than Japanese and its quality is also acceptable. After all, the production of beads in the Czech Republic dates back to the 16th century. The city of Jablonec in the north of the Czech Republic before the Second World War was the center for the manufacture and sale of jewelry. And now the Czech Republic is the world leader in this industry. If you compare Czech beads to Japanese, then this beads has a slightly thinner hole than the Japanese counterpart. It is slightly heavier, correspondingly it is less in one gram than Japanese. Also the shade of different parties of Czech beads of the same color may differ. Therefore, before you start making products from Czech beads, it is better to buy it with a margin.

Chinese( or Taiwanese) beads

There is nothing to say about this kind of beads. It is certainly cheap, but its quality can upset the needlewoman. It will suit, perhaps, for those who study and try themselves in this kind of needlework. Also for making trees with a lot of leaves and branches, Chinese beads can also come up. In the package, such beads can differ from each other in shape, in shade, and also in the size of holes in beads. It is recommended to sort it before starting work.

Here is a good and visual video master class on making a poodle of beads: