SWAROVSKI

The Swarovski company produce the finest quality crystal beads in the world. They were established in Austria during the nineteenth century by Daniel Swarovski, and over one hundred years of experience has allowed the company to develop new and varied styles and cutting techniques.

Swarovski crystal beads and components are also widely used in a variety of arts and crafts, such as jewellery making, dress making, suncatchers and other bead embroidery.

So why use Swarovski? These crystal beads and other components are the finest quality in the world. You can be assured that by using beads with the Swarovski name you will be adding considerable value to your products, whether you are making jewellery for fun or producing quality items for sale.

All Swarovski products have a style number that they are commonly refered to, such as the most popular 5301 Bicone crystal bead. There are well over 100 different styles of crystal beads and each style has many colours and finishes, such as Aurore Boreale and Satin.

Each month we are expanding our Step-by-Step Guide that will give you some great ideas to work on. You can also check out these Crystallized Instruction Guides from the Create Your Style with SWAROVSKI :

Mysterious Glance (448KB) Enlighten Youself as a Diva (406KB)

We have the Swarovski colour charts below to help make your decision.