About
Types of Beads Used
Lampwork Beads
Lampwork is An Ancient Art, a method of glass bead making the History of the "Lampwork" beads dates back to the Chinese as early as 550BC, the Syrians and Egyptians began this method of glass bead jewelry at a later date of approx 1400 to 1700. The method begins with melting the glass on a metal rod and is wound around and shaped while hot to create the beautiful designs of the much sought after "Lampwork" beads. Then finally they are placed in an oven or better known as a kiln the process is completed with the bead being cooled in water.
Cloisonne beads
Cloisonne is an Ancient Art of multi-step enamelling process. The earliest known example of cloisonne jewelery was excavated in Cypress, consisting of gold cloisonne rings dating back to the 13th century BC.
