A bead is a small, decorative object that is pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under a millimeter to over a centimeter or sometimes several centimeters in diameter.
Glass, plastic, and stone are probably the most common materials, but beads are also made from bone, horn, ivory, metal, shell, pearl, coral, gemstones, polymer clay, metal clay, resin, synthetic minerals, wood, ceramic, fiber, paper, and seeds.
A pair of beads made from Nassarius sea snail shells, approximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known examples of jewellery.
Beadwork is the art or craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with specialized thread, strung onto thread or soft, flexible wire, or adhered to a surface (e.g. fabric, clay).
There are many types of decorative beads, few of them are:
Bugle beads, Chevron beads, Cloisonné beads, Dichroic beads, Ethnic beads, Faux natural beads, Fire-polished beads, Furnace glass beads, Fused glass beads, Fusible beads, Hair pipe beads, Lampwork beads, Lead crystal beads, Lucite beads, Millefiori beads, Pressed glass beads, Seed beads, Trade beads or Slave beads, Tagua Beads, Vintage Beads .
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