Jill Thomas is an experienced bead-worker. She started beading as a hobby over twenty years ago and turned it into a full-time business in 1994 with the start of GJ Beads. GJ Beads now includes a retail store in St. Ives, Cornwall, a showroom and warehouse at St. Erth, Cornwall, along with a thriving web and mail order based supply company. Jill regularly teaches beadwork classes, and is always developing and designing new ideas and projects.