Crafts

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Fire Mountain Gems
Click on 'Gallery of Designs' to see lots of ideas for beadwork projects and 'EncycloBedia' for a glossary of beading terms.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/

Beadwork Magazines

Bead and Button
USA magazine with tips, beaders glossary and lots of ideas.
http://www.beadandbutton.com/ bnb/ default.aspx

Beadwork Organisations

Bead Society of Great Britain
Events, links, bead fair details and articles.
http://www.beadsociety.freeserve.co.uk/

Glass Beadmakers UK
Here you can find information, links and pictures about the art of lampworked glass beads.
http://www.gbuk.org/ pages/

The Bead Study Trust
The Bead Study Trust was founded to promote archaeological, ethnographic and scientific techniques on beads in the UK.
http://www.beadstudytrust.org.uk/

The Beadworkers Guild
The Beadworkers Guild was formed in 1999 and is now a Registered Charity. The Guild publishes a quarterly Journal, a selection of beading books, and organises a major beading event held in May each year.
http://www.beadworkersguild.org.uk/ index.php

Museums

Picard Trade Bead Museum and African Art Gallery
Hundreds on images of African trade beads, beadwork and other works of art.
http://www.picardbeads.com/

The Bead Museum, Glendale, Arizona
Information about exhibitions and factsheets.
http://www.beadmuseumaz.org/

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