Making Seed Beads?

turtleclaninc · 04-29-2006, 02:38 AM

Sekoh :)
Anyone ever watched the process of manufacturing Seed Beads? in real life or other media? There so tiny and fragile Why is there 1 off color bead in a hank ....for counting? I would love to see the process from start to finish. Please Post
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Blackbear · 04-29-2006, 07:57 AM

I hav'nt seen it done, but I know how they do it. They make a bubble of glass and then stretch it really far and then break it into bits and then run it in something like a rock polisher with sand or grit to smooth it. At least that's how they used to do it... nowadays with them being so nice with big holes and uniform size and such they probably have a similar but better method. And I do believe the off bead is for a count...

between2worlds · 04-29-2006, 09:50 AM

Found this link which also includes how the modern process of making seed beads is done:

http://www.matoska.com/seedbead_mfg.htm

Interesting stuff.

~b2w

04-29-2006, 02:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
turtleclaninc Fry Bread Taste Tester Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ken' niyore'a Posts: 89	Making Seed Beads? Sekoh :) Anyone ever watched the process of manufacturing Seed Beads? in real life or other media? There so tiny and fragile Why is there 1 off color bead in a hank ....for counting? I would love to see the process from start to finish. Please Post onen. __________________ In Search of the Elusive Government Cheese

04-29-2006, 07:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Blackbear Space Cowboy Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Alaska Posts: 9,622	I hav'nt seen it done, but I know how they do it. They make a bubble of glass and then stretch it really far and then break it into bits and then run it in something like a rock polisher with sand or grit to smooth it. At least that's how they used to do it... nowadays with them being so nice with big holes and uniform size and such they probably have a similar but better method. And I do believe the off bead is for a count... __________________ Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear... just sing, sing a song.

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04-29-2006, 09:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
between2worlds Patrick Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverdale, MD Posts: 2,739	Found this link which also includes how the modern process of making seed beads is done: http://www.matoska.com/seedbead_mfg.htm Interesting stuff. ~b2w

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