About Czech Glass Beads and Blown Glass Beads

No doubt that glass beads have been become jewelry makers’ favorite for a long time. Glass beads are sorted as several different types according to different styles and techniques, and Czech glass beads and blown glass beads are two of them.

Czech glass beads many people may think they are made in Czech Republic. Yes, that is right, but not quite right. Glass making in the Czech Republic is an age old cottage industry. Czech glass beads are formed by pressing hot glass into a shaped mold, and then the bead is polished to give an opaque, glass-like appearance. Today, many countries are producing this kind of glass beads and many jewelry beads wholesalers offer them online, just like PandaHall. These beads are available in various colors, sizes and shapes. The most widely produced shapes are round, bicone, round faceted, heart. Czech glass beads are very beautiful with luster like Swarovski crystal beads but much cheaper than Swarovski crystal. That is why so many jewelry makers like to use them to design and so many jewelry wearers prefer to buy Czech glass beads jewelry.

Hand blown glass beads are hollow on the inside. They are incredibly strong. Most lampwork beads are commonly referred to hand blown. However, there is a distinction between the lampwork and hand blown. Lampwork means worked by hand on a torch, while hand blown means actual air was blown into the beads to form a bubble. Hand blown glass beads provide the impact of size without any of the weight. Today, most jewelry makers and jewelry retailers wholesale hand blown glass beads from China. China blown beads offer the finest craftsmanship for gold or silver foil beads possible. In these beads the foil is layered around a clear glass core and then covered with tinted glass. Many jewelry makers are known Venetian beads which are also mean lampwork beads---a special kind glass beads. These beads are produced very beautiful, and some of them are as bright as candy.

Both glass beads are widely used in jewelry making without doubt. With smoothly polished holes, these luscious beads can be strung on cord, ribbon or other thicker stringing materials. You can combine these two glass beads with other kinds of glass beads together. Glass beads come in all shapes, colors, finishes, appearances, which assure you have a large of selection. For most of their history, glass beads were more than a craft, more than an art. They were equivalent to money, and were traded.