Bracelets made of bead have been popular from so many years. They are worn as fashion accessories to compliment clothes these days. In some cultures the bead bracelets have spiritual importance like rosary beads. They have been used as trading items as well. These bracelets have transformed over the time as other different materials are also available to make them now.
Bead bracelets made from stones, bones, woods and other materials were worn by ancient Egyptians for some religious reasons. Scarab bracelet is the most identified signs of ancient Egypt, it symbolizes regeneration and rebirth.
During pre-historic times, the Native American Indians used to wear bead bracelets. There were different types of jewelry styles in each American Indian tribe. They mined aquamarine and they used the shells to make a bracelet. They also made use of animal bones, natural metals and ivory to make bracelets. Native American jewelry making traditions stayed powerful, after colonization. They started to combine more conventional materials such as glass beads and they also started metal operating technologies.
Women took this bead bracelet making as their hobby and it is very common these days. You will always find bead necklaces and bracelets for sale not only in markets but also online. Modern materials used to make them are crystal, glass and plastics. Out of all, glass beads are the most popular ones. Glass beads are pushed and produced largely by making a dissolved group of glass of the color you desire then this dissolved glass is poured into different shaped moulds. The same procedure is normally repeated with plastic beads. Beads are categorized into different types depending on various criteria such as place of origin, general shape, manufacturing procedure and component materials.
Bead bracelets and supplies can be bought in local stores and online as well. You need to be very careful when buying them online that the pictures in catalogue match the real bead. It is always safe to order in small quantity to make sure you get what you need. Bracelets are also good gift options especially if it is something that you created yourself.