Beading Glossary - Letter S

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	Scrimshaw  The art of intricate carving on ivory, and the resulting pieces. Since harvesting ivory is illegal due to overhunting, ethical scrimshanders use recycled ivory from old piano keys, extinct animals, and naturally shed antlers.
	Seed Bead  Available in an amazing array of colors, finishes, and styles, they are most often used in bead weaving and loomwork. Larger sizes are smaller, with 11/0 being the most common. More about Seed Bead
	Snowflake Obsidian  A form of obsidian that contains small white crystal impurities in the glass. The end result is a beautiful black color with grayish white patterns throughout the surface. Snowflake Obsidian is used as a stone of purity, helping you to recognize unnecessary patterns in your life.
	Soft-flex wire  Soft-flex is a new form of tigertail, a flexible nylon-covered wire which is quite strong and great for making necklaces that are heavy or need to be durable. Soft-flex is more flexible and less prone to kinking than the older tigertail due to the incorporation of more strands in its construction. Buy Soft Flex Beading Wire
	Spacer Beads  Any small bead can be used as a spacer. Spacer beads are often unnoticable (on purpose) but serve an important function in the spacing of a jewelry design. Pictured are metal beads. Buy Metal Spacer Beads
	Spin-N-Bead  A tool that helps you string strands of seed beads or liquid silver very quickly and easily. It utilizes a curved beading needle that stirs through the beads in the bowl and threads them as you spin the center spindle. Buy Spin-N-Bead
	Split Ring  Double wire rings (like a keychain), used to connect different parts of a piece of jewelry. A split ring is more secure than a jump ring but also bulkier.
	Spring Ring  A very common clasp which is inexpensive and secure. The drawback is that it requires nimble fingers to use.
	Stone Canyon Jasper  A type of jasper from California, found only in a region between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It has a very unique design, banded with yellow, white, and grayish-blue. Stone Canyon jasper is believed to help with gall bladder and kidney problems.
	Stopper Bead  A stopper bead is a bead you add to the end of your thread to stop your other beads from falling off the thread while you work on the piece.
	Swarovski  A brand name of lead crystal glass produced by the Swarovski company of Austria. Buy Swarovski Beads

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