History of crystal beads

When talking about history of crystal beads, people have to mention history of Swarovski crystal beads and recognition as the best crystal beads. Today swarovski is a world renowned organization and making a wide range of bead and cut crystal figures but there are also some other crystal brand all over the world. Now let's see the history of crystal beads.
Crystal is mostly glass mixed with lead. This magic ingredient makes its sparkle. It is heavier and allows the glass to be cut and given facets, making it glint and twinkle, just like a diamond.
Crystal was made for the first time in the late 1600's by George Ravens croft and after much trial and error and finally discovered the magic ingredient - lead which when added to glass made it stronger, harder, and has a good quality than ordinary glass. Thus crystal came into being. It is not only used in jewelers but also decorate clothes. Crystal beads have been popular even before the Victorian times. Sometimes they are more expensive than real gemstones. Nowadays, crystals are synonymous with class and elegance.
The potential for the crystal bead industry will never be ended and only limited by the imagination. Every day, innovative products appear on the market. And many jewelry makers use crystals to improve their designs. However, with the production of lower quality crystal beads, everyone should take care when looking at crystal beads in jewelry or apparel.