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Arts & crafts

Arts & crafts comprises a multitude of activities and hobbies that involve making things with one's hands, usually from scratch. They can be sub-divided into 'handicrafts'( or traditional crafts ) that are fashioned in an old style using long practised techniques, and the rest which are more modern inventions that have become recent trends or fads.

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base metal
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

Any non-precious metal e.g. copper, zinc, nickel, brass. Can be plated with silver, gold, gunmetal, copper or brass.

tiger tail
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

A commonly used stringing material which does not require a needle.

beadalon
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

A stringing material made from multi-strand braided stainless steel wire with a nylon coating. Unlike tiger tail which can sometimes kink, beadalon wire remains soft and pliable, ...

semiprecious stones
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

Natural stones that generally have a lower value than precious stones, including amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal, rose quartz, and others. Primarily used in fashion ...

nylon bead cord
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

Used as an all purpose bead cord that comes in a wide spectrum of colors. Wax can be used to coat the cord to keep it from fraying and tangling when it is repeatedly threaded ...

silk bead cord
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

A fine cord that comes in very thin sizes and various colors. It's used for beads with smaller holes such as freshwater pearls and beads under 5mm. A designer look can be ...

carat
Arts & crafts; Beadwork

The unit of weight used for precious stones. One carat equals one-fifth of a gram. Also a measurement of fitness in gold. Pure gold is expressed as 24kt.

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