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2. Bead - Wikipedia

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   A selection of glass beads Merovingian bead Trade beads, 18th century Trade beads, 18th century. A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood, or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 ...

3. Pearl - Wikipedia

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   Later, large near perfect round bead nucleated pearls up to 15mm in diameter have been produced with metallic luster. The nucleus bead in a beaded cultured pearl is generally a polished sphere made from freshwater mussel shell. Along with a small piece of mantle tissue from another mollusk (donor shell) to serve as a catalyst for the pearl sac ...

4. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Beads may be large or small; the smallest type of beads used are known as seed beads, these are the beads used for the "woven" style of beaded jewellery. Seed beads are also used in an embroidery technique where they are sewn onto fabric backings to create broad collar neck pieces and beaded bracelets.

5. Cultured pearl - Wikipedia

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   White pearl necklace. A pearl nucleus or a bead for cultured pearl is a sphere (usually) or other shape (occasionally) formed only by cutting and polishing a nacreous shell used to accommodate the nacre secreted from a graft of mantle tissue, that eventually forms the centre of a beaded cultured pearl. [2]

6. Cultured freshwater pearls - Wikipedia

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   A bead crochet necklace made from crochet lace, sterling silver, and freshwater pearls. Cultured freshwater pearls are pearls that are farmed and created using freshwater mussels. These pearls are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusively produced in China.

7. Glamorous gold jewelry staples you can wear on repeat — all ...

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   A passion for jewelry can become an expensive habit, especially if you favor investment pieces. But if necklaces, rings and earrings are your go-to accessories, there are ways to keep your budget ...