A Vocabulary of Bead Terms by Stefany Tomalin
B
Babaghoria
Backstitch
Bactria
Badakhshan
Badge
Baguette
Bail
Bailer shell
Bakelite
Bakim-mutum
Balamuty
Balas ruby
Balangandan
Baldric
Bali
Balkans
Ball
Ball chain
Ballottini
Balsa
Baltic
Baluster or balustrade bead
Bamboo
Bamboo coral
Bamileke
Banana
Banana leaf
Band
Bandeau
Banded agate
Bandolier
Bangle
Bangladesh
Banjara
Banner stones
Bantama
Bantaya
Baobab tree
Bapterosses
Bar
Barbaric
Barbola
Barefoot jewellery
Bargello
Barikot
Bark
Barleycorn
Barley sugar twist
Barnacle
Baroque
Barovier
Barrel
Barrel clasp
Barrette
Basalt
Base
Base metal
Basketwork
Bassetaille
Bat
Baton
Batwing
Batik
Bauble
Baule
Bauxite
Bavaria
Baya
Bayadère
Bayonet clasp
Bazuband
BCN
Beachcombing
Bead
Bead board
Bead cap
Bead cup
Bead embroidery
Bead loom
Bead museums
Bead societies
Bead spinner
Beadalon
Beading
Beading needle
Beading wire
Beadman
Beads-L
Bead tip
Bead weaving
Bead work
Beak
Beans
Bear
Beck
Beckley
Bedouin
Beech
Beeswax
Beetle wing case
Beggar beads
Beizen
Belcher
Bell
Bell cap
Belle Époque
Belt
Benares
Bending
Bengel Jacob
Benin
Benitolite
Berber
Berlin work
Berthe
Beryl
Betel nut
Bevelled edge
Bezalel
Bezel
Bezoar stone
Bhadraksha
Bhaisajyaguru
Bhutan
Bi
Bib
Bicone
Bida
Billament
Billon
Bilobed
Bindi
Binding
Biogenic
Bird bone
Birdcage bead
Birmingham
Birthstones
Biscuit
Bismuth
Bitumen
Bivalve
Biwa
Black amoeba
Black coral
Black light
Black walnut
Blank
Bleach
Bleak fish
Bling
Blister pearl
Bloodknot
Bloom
Bloodstone
Blotch
Blown glass
Blowpipe
Blue coral
Blue john
Blue lias
Boar’s tusk
Bobbin
Bodhi
Bodice
Bodom
Bodrum
Body parts
Body piercing, scarification
Bog oak
Bohemia
Boho
Bolo
Bolt ring
Bonamite
Bonda
Bone
Bontoc
Boomerang
Border
Bore
Borosilicate
Borsette
Boshan
Bosun’s whistle
Bota noa
Botanical beads
Botryoidal agate
Botswana agate
Bottle glass
Bottom bead
Boulle
Bow
Bow drill
Bowtie
Bowenite
Box snap
Boxwood
Bracelet
Bracelet snap
Brachiopod
Bracteate
Braiding
Branch coral
Brass
Brazil
Breastplate
Breccia
Breechclout
Bréloque
Briare
Brick stitch
Bridal
Bridle
Brilliant
Briolette
Brisingamen
Bristle
Bristol glass
Bristol card
Brittany
Broacher
Broad collar
Bronze
Brooch
Brooch pin
Brown lip oyster
Brown myrtle
Brush
Buah saga
Bubbles
Buckeye
Buckle
Buddhist prayer beads
Buddha beads
Buffalo horn
Buffing
Bugle
Bukhara
Bulb
Bulimulus
Bulla
Bulla shell
Bullet
Bullion
Bullseye
Bullseye glass
Bulrush
Bumpy
Bundled
Buprestidae
Buri nut palm
Burin
Burial beads
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burmite
Burnish
Burr
Bushmen
Butterfly
Butterfly clip
Butterfly knot
Butterfly wing
Button
Button ring
Buttonhole
Byzantine