Whether you're a beginner at beading jewelry or an established artisan with decades of experience, European Beads are all the rage and create beautiful pieces you are proud to wear or give as gifts. European beads are individual beads strung on a specialized base bracelet to create a personalized piece of jewelry. Much like the traditional charm bracelets, European Beads are three dimensional and made from a wide range of materials. They feature a large diameter bore, or center hole, that accommodates the bracelet chain. The bead bore can be either threaded or smooth. Two clasp holders divide the chain into three sections. This allows the wearer to customize the look of their bracelet and control the movement of the beads by using Bead Clasps or Cover Locks or Blocker Beads. European beads are available in many styles. Design options for a bracelet are limitless. Beads are made from solid Sterling Silver, Solid Gold, silver and gold plate, base metal, and glass. Some feature cubic zirconia stones, Swarovski crystals, precious stones, and so on. European Beads have a threaded bore while others have a smooth bore. This is mainly due to the individual "bracelet systems" that manufactures have developed. For example, the patented Pandora bracelet system uses threaded sections along the bracelet chain and threaded bores within their beads, while LoveLinks bracelets do not use threads, but rather coat the inside bore of their beads so that they may easily slide onto the LoveLinks bracelets. Learn more from http://www.beadingjewelry.org/european-beads-murano-glass.html
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