10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEADS
                     10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEADS
1. Seed Beads
These are small round shaped beads that are made of glass. They come in
a wide variety of colours, clear, iridescent, or silver-lined. They are regularly
used for making jewellery and also for needlework. 3X (3 cuts) Beads are
multi-faceted seed beads; they have an extra sparkle glitter and shine due
to the bead's amount.
2.Roundel beads
Roundel beads are horizontal doughnut-shaped beads usually used as a
spacer  bead  .  Glass  Roundel  (also  called  roundel)  usually  comes  with
many faces, but some are available smooth.
3. Bali Beads
Bail  beads are handcrafted; metal made initially been in Bali,  Indonesia.
They are often used as spacers when making jewellery. These beads are
intricately worked in silver and are beautiful.
4. Faceted Beads
They are faceted on all sides, and because of this, they catch the light on
all sides, making it luminous. Hex beads are faceted seed beads with six
faces. 
5. Lampwork Beads
Lampwork  beads  are  handcrafted  glass  beads  that  are  exquisitely
beautiful.  They  are  made  by  melting  glass  with  a  torch.  Making  the
lampwork beads is  very  laborious;  different  colours  of  glass are  melted
together  to  form the patterns visible  on the beads’  surface.  If  you love
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6. Pony Beads
Pony beads are inexpensive large beads mostly made of plastic. They are
generally used in craft projects and for kids to make jewellery. These beads
are  available  as  a  single  colour  or  in  a  mixed  set.  These  beads  are
sometimes called an "E" bead; Most are sized about 3-1/2 to 4mm.
7. Acrylic fancy beads
These are plastic beads available in many shapes and colours -round, flat,
oval,  tube.  They  are  lightweight.  These  beads  also  come electroplated
metallic silver, copper or gunmetal colours.
8. Cultured pearls
These  are  fine  quality  pearls  harvested  from farmed mussels.  Cultured
pearls  may be bred freshwater  or  saltwater;  The term covers all  pearls
today  like  Akoya,  South  Sea,  Tahitian,  and  freshwater  pearls.  Pearls
cultured  in  saltwater  are  more  valued  than  freshwater  pearls.  But
freshwater pearls are moderately priced and hence much in demand.
9. Costume pearls
Also known as faux pearls or plastic pearls or imitation. They can be made
of glass, plastic, or fish-scales coated with a material that makes them look
like a pearl. They lack the depth of colour and beauty of the original pearl.
These pearls are inexpensive, lightweight, and hence used in beading on
fabric.
10. Sequins
Sequins are available in any number of shapes, sizes, and colours. They
are mostly round in condition with a bowl-like centre with a hole. Some are
flat. Pallets are gigantic sequins that have a spot near the edge rather than
the centre.  These sequins are used to embellish fabric edges; they are
frequently used in dance costumes.