beadmaking
Creating small decorations
Beadmaking is the craft of creating beads—small decorative objects with holes for stringing.
Techniques vary widely: glass beads may be formed by lampworking or winding molten glass around a rod, while others are carved, molded, or rolled from clay, stone, wood, or polymer.
She took up beadmaking after retiring.
Shaping glass with torches
- flameworkTorch-based glass shaping
- torchworkFlame-based glassworking technique
- borosilicateHeat-tolerant glass compound
- soda-limeCalcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide mix
annealing · mandrel · kiln · furnace · frit · rod · millefiori · dichroic
Passing through sequentially
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- wireworkCraft using bent metal
- crimpingFolding by compression
looping · threading · drilling · polishing · tumbling · carving · molding · firing
Neck-worn ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- ankletLeg-bottom ornament or sock
choker · rosary · mala · wampum · strand · clasp · crimp · spacer
lampwork
Shaping glass with torches
- flameworkTorch-based glass shaping
- torchworkFlame-based glassworking technique
- borosilicateHeat-tolerant glass compound
soda-lime · annealing · mandrel · kiln · furnace · frit · rod · millefiori · dichroic · stringer
stringing
Passing through sequentially
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- wireworkCraft using bent metal
crimping · looping · threading · drilling · polishing · tumbling · carving · molding · firing · glazing
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
anklet · choker · rosary · mala · wampum · strand · clasp · crimp · spacer · focal
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- workshopPlace for making or learning
hobby · supplies · findings · tools · pliers · tweezers · beadboard · workspace · pattern · design
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
wood · bone · shell · seed · paper · stone · metal · resin · crystal · amber
- glassworkart glass, glass sculpture, glass art, blown glass, glass blowing
- GhanaAccra, Ashanti, Gold Coast, Western, Central
- lampworkingflamework, lampwork, torch, mandrel, glass rods
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
beadmakingmetalsmithing
Craft of shaping alloys
blacksmithing · woodworking · leatherworking · weaving · pottery