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Shows the production process of glass beads step by step.
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- 1. By Tanja Galetti May 2010 Bead Making
- 2.
- Did you ever wonder where the beautiful beads for these bracelets and necklaces come from?
- 3. Bead Making
- Glass beads have been produced in Ghana for a very long time.
- Today we are visiting a Ghanaian bead producer on the outskirts of Accra.
- 4. Bead Making
- 5. Bead Making
- The bottles are broken and then crushed into small pieces of glass.
- 6. Bead Making
- The small pieces of glass are put into clay moulds.
- There are many different shapes and sizes of moulds, depending on the bead you want to make.
- 7. Bead Making
- The moulds are carefully placed into the kiln.
- Under the heat, the glass begins to melt.
- 8. Bead Making
- The moulds are carefully removed from the kiln.
- The beads are allowed to cool down for a little while.
- 9. Bead Making
- With special tools, the beads are shaped until they are round.
- The beads are allowed to cool down completely.
- 10. Bead Making
- The beads are placed on a grinding stone.
- Water and sand is added.
- The beads are polished.
- 11. Bead Making
- The beads are strung on thread.
- 12. Bead Making
- The beads are ready to go in to the shop for display or to be delivered to customers.
- 13. Bead Making
- Powder glass beads:
- The glass is pulverized before being filled into the moulds. After the cooling process, the beads are hand-painted with ceramic dye and then put into the kiln a second time.
- 14. Bead Making
- 15.
- To Mrs. Florence Martey Asare for allowing me to take photos of the production process on her premises.
- You can contact Mrs. Asare through [email_address]