The Beaded Giraffe: A Bead Gallery



			Are you an experienced beader/designer, or are your venturing for the first time into the wonderful, colorful world of beads? Either way, The Beaded Giraffe is your "beading place" in Bethesda.

This is the place to find out what a Peridot or a Labradorite is. There are over 80 bead-related terms for you to browse.

Note: Some of the definitions and descriptions used here are copyright 1995 by Ornamental Resources, Incorporated. We are grateful for their permission to quote from their catalog to create this feature. This information may not be reproduced or distributed for financial gain or included in commercial collections or compilations without express permission from Ornamental Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 3010WW, Idaho Springs CO 80452. Visitors are permitted to print out this section for personal use only.

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-Hamilton Gold-

Brass toned with a tiny amount of real gold.

-Heishe-

Tiny disc or tube shaped beads cut from natural shell and stone materials.

-Howlite-

Howlite is a clustered white stone with black markings found in desert borax deposits. It presents with nodules that resemble the heads of cauliflower. Howlite accepts dyes easily and has become an affordable substitute for turquoise and other colored stones.