Lac Beads
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Lac beads are made from a mixture of Lac and marble powder, ornamented with silver plating, seed beads and rhinestones: detailed with metal elements, mirror chips and various embellishments…In short, Lac beads are highly valued individual works of art.
What you may know about Lac beads is that Lac beads (sometimes-misspelled Lakh) are a time-honored Indian bead, handmade in a traditional manner passed down through generations by expert artisans.
What you may not know about Lac Beads is that Lac is a substance secreted by a tiny insect called Kerria lacca. The Lac insect is so small that a magnifying glass is needed to see it. This little bug dwells in the twigs of host trees and lives off the sap from which they secrete the hard Lac resin. When first harvested Lac resin is brittle and tough however, through a process of slow heating the resin softens into a workable material.
We're no longer manufacturing lac beads.
