Best place to buy beads

charmingpooh · Aug 30, 2010

hi all

i want to know the good place to buy corals,pearls and all beads. i can see Abson, coral imports and some shops in oak tree road. i feel abson is little expensive. if nothing works out, i planned to buy beadsafterbeads thro online since no gems show(near future also) in NJ. please tell me where you will get all these stuffs.

Janhvi · Sep 1, 2010

Hey u can get it from NY.. near to timesquare.there r somany bead wholesale shops there... i found much better there. so try

charmingpooh · Sep 1, 2010

Thank you JANHVI.Can you say even more specific i mean in which street of time square?
Did you buy there??

Janhvi · Sep 2, 2010

Hi Poornima,
the shop name is Fun2bead.. they have a website.. check tht one out.. i think tht will help u if ur looking for the same.. tht add is 1028 6th Ave. New York, NY 10018 ..
the street is full of bead shop so go there and explore.. hope this will help..

Janhvi

charmingpooh · Sep 2, 2010

many thanks janhvi.i think its near to penn station. will check it out.

MeliSundar · Dec 14, 2010

Hi Charmingpooh

I recommend also NYC. There is actually the beading district in NYC. I found this information from another site helpful:

Beads World, Inc., 1384 Broadway, NY, NY 10018, (212) 302-1199
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Metaliferous, 47th St (bet. 5th & 6th Ave) - (upstairs a little cramped, disorganized, but still worth while perusing)
M & J Trimmings, Avenue of the Americas (aka 6th Avenue). I believe they may be between 37th & 38th Street.
World Beads & Trimming Inc., 25 W. 38th Street (bet. 5th & 6th Ave), (212) 730-1228 or (212) 994-5709
Tojo Soho, Avenue of the Americas (aka 6th Avenue) & 37th Street
Phoenix Jewelry - 37th street
York Beads - 37th Street
New York Beads, Avenue of the Americas (aka 6th Avenue) - bet. 38th & 39th Street
Beads on Fifth, Inc. 376 Fifth Ave, (212) 244-6616 or (212) 244-6617
Gemstones of Africa, nybead.com - ny bead Resources and Information. This website is for sale!
Several gem stone places around 47th and Broadway include:
Wonder Sources - Wonder Source Inc. (formerly Earthstone)
Big Stone
Quality Beads International on 46th

What's left of the "bead district" is on 37th between Fifth Ave and Broadway and up and down Broadway from 37th. there are also some bead stores with gemstones around the Diamond District at 47th at Broadway. NY Yellow pages are a good resource. So are the on line phone books.

I also found this for Indian beads:
10 West 37th Street
New York, New York 10018-7497
Phone: 212-594-7040,Fax: 594-8226,800-223-6676 Fax: 212-594-7040,Fax: 594-8226,800-223-6676
Website: Welcome to York Beads - Your Czech Beads Whole seller
Email: yorkbeads@aol.com
Hours:

Established 1924, Czech seed and all other glass beads, including beads from India and Japan. Not a full service retail store and carries few findings

My favorite place to go (and owned by Indians if I recall correctly) is arround the corner from "Elite Designs" on West 37th Street. The best place for small pearls etc.
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