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Glass Craft & Beadmaking
Blown, lampworked, fused, etched and stained glass reach markets as tableware, lighting, beads and architectural panels. Recycled glass has become a category of its own, with its own colour limits and bubble characteristics that buyers should specify rather than discover. This section covers the world's glassmaking centres, the bead traditions that supply the jewellery trade, and the annealing, thermal shock and food-contact questions that separate a decorative glass object from one that can be sold for daily use.
Explore this craft worldwide
| Product range and what is available | Explore → |
| Best known products by country | Explore → |
| Design traditions and patterns | Explore → |
| How to judge quality in the finished piece | Explore → |
| Telling handmade from machine-made | Explore → |
| Sizes, forms and typical dimensions | Explore → |
| Colours, finishes and surface options | Explore → |
| Price levels in the market | Explore → |
| Care, cleaning and durability | Explore → |
| Uses, styling and where the product fits | Explore → |
| Buying, minimum orders and lead time | Explore → |
| What buyers should check before ordering | Explore → |
| Geographical indications and craft marks | Explore → |
| Market demand and current trends | Explore → |
Fix these before asking for a quotation
- The technique, named exactly — the process, not the look.
- The input specification: material, grade and source.
- An agreed variation tolerance for size, colour and weight.
- The finish system, including who applies it.
- The compliance regime of your selling market, identified before sampling.