A Vocabulary of Bead Terms by Stefany Tomalin
S
S-hook
Sablé
Sachse
Sacred
Sada
Saddle
Safety chain
Safety goggles
Safety pin jewellery
Sahara
Saint Cuthbert’s beads
Saint Dominic
Saint Eustache
Sakor nakor
Sakiya
Saligaram
Salt glaze
Salwag palm
Samarkand
Samburu
Samon valley
Sample cards
San Pedro Quiatoni
Sand dollar
Sandalwood
Sandblasting
Sandcast
Sandstone
Sandwich glass
Sange Mariam
Sangoma
Saphiret
Sapphire
Saraguro
Sard
Sardinia
Sardis
Sardonyx
Sasanian
Sash
Sash pin
Satin
Satin spar
Satsuma
Saucer
Sautoir
Scales
Scales for weighing
Scallop
Scalloped
Scaphoid
Scarab
Scarabee
Scaraboid
Scarf
Scarf weight
Scented paste
Schiller effect
Schist
Schliemann
Schnur
Schreger lines
Schowanek
Sciacca coral
Scorper
Scorzalite
Scottish
Scrabble bead
Screw clasp
Scrimshaw
Script beads
Scroll
Scroll weights
Scute
Sea bean
Sea glass
Sea heart
Sea Urchin
Sea urchin fossil
Seal
Sealing wax bead
Seam
Seawan
Second cut
Section
Sediment
Seed
Seed beads
Seed pearl
Segi
Segmented
Selenite
Selenium
Semiprecious
Senegal
Separator
Sequins
Seraphinite
Serpent
Serpentine
Serrahooley
Setro
Setting
Seymour
Sgraffito
Shabti
Shackle
Shah Jahan
Shale
Shakudo
Shaligram
Shamanism
Shambhala
Shanga Foundation, Tanzania
Shango
Shank
Shark tooth
Shasha
Sheen
Sheep
Shell
Shepherd’s crook
Shibuichi
Shield
Shine
Shingle
Shipwreck
Shisha glass
Shiva’s eye
Shoulder
Shroud
Sibucao
Sibudu
Signet
Silamide
Silex
Silica
Siliceous
Silk
Silhouette
Silver
Silver-lined
Silver-in-glass
Silver plated
Simetite
Simulant
Sinew
Sintering
Sinuous
Skhab
Skeleton
Skull
Skunk
Slag
Slate
Slave trade
Sleen
Sleeping beauty
Sleeve
Slide
Slide lock
Sliding bead
Slingshot
Slip
Slipknot
Slurry
Smelt
Smith, Ruth
Smocking
Smoky quartz
Snail
Snake beads
Snake skin
Snake vertebrae
Snap fastener
Snipe-nose pliers
Soapberry
Soap-on-a-rope
Soapstone
Sobral
Society Bead researchers
Soda glass
Sodalite
Sode
Sofala
Soft flex
Solder
Solomani, sulemani
Soloman islands
Soloman’s knot
Solvent test
Sommerso
Sorban
Soutache
Souvenir
Spacer
Spacer bar
Spandrel
Spangle
Spanish glass
Sparkle
Sparse eye
Specific gravity
Specimen
Spectacle beads
Spectroscope
Spell
Spelter
Sperm whale
Sphere
Spheroid
Sphinx
Spices
Spider
Spike
Spilla
Spindle
Spindle tree
Spindle whorl
Spine
Spinel
Spiny oyster
Spiral
Spirit beads
Splashed
Split ring
Spodamene
Spoke
Spondylus shell
Sponge coral
Sponge printed
Spool
Spotted
Spray
Sprengperlen
Spring
Square
Squarecut
Square stitch
Squash blossom
Squiggle
Sri lanka
Stabilised
Stag horn
Staining
Stalactite
Stamped
Stanhope
Star bead
Starnut
Statement
Status
Steatite
Steel
Sterling
Stone
Stopper
Storage
Strabo
Straits Chinese
Strand
Strangolino
Strap
Strass
Strata
Stratified eye
Straw
Straw bead
Streak test
Striation
Strip
Striped
Strombus
Struthio
Stud
Suasa
Subspherical
Succinite
Sudan
Sudetenland
Suede
Sugilite
Suleimani
Sulphur
Sumptuary laws
Sun
Sungir
Sunspangles
Sunstone
Suppialume
Surface decoration
Surfing
Surgeon’s knot
Surgical steel
Suspension
Swag
Swage
Swarovski
Swat
Sweater clip
Sweepings
Sweets
Sweret bead
Swirled
Swiss lapis
Swivel clasp
Sydenham, Guy & Joan
Symbols
Symmetry
Synthetic
Syria