Perler Bead Ornaments Dream a Little Bigger Does anyone know how to melt Perler beads without an iron?? Cosplay Amino Colour Fuse Beads 500 per pack 5mm Midi Iron Melting bead Melt UK Supplier eBay A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, cover, glass, plastic, wood or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimetre (0. 039 in) to over 1 centimetre (0. 39 in) in diameter. A couple of beads made from Nassarius sea snail shells, approximately 100, 000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known examples of jewellery.[1][2] Beadwork is the art or craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with specialized thread, strung onto thread or smooth, flexible wire, or followed a surface (e. gary the gadget guy. fabric, clay).Beads can be divided into several types of overlapping categories based on different standards including the material...