Beads
These pages give information and pictures about what materials and supplies you will need
when you are beading. We do not sell any beading supplies, but here's a list of online and offline suppliers. If you just arrived at this page, be sure to check out the full list of beading supplies.
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Seed Beads
Available in an amazing array of colors, finishes, and
styles, they are most often used in bead weaving and
loomwork. Larger sizes are smaller, with 11/0 being the
most common. Delicas are a cylindrical, squarish,
and about size 12/0.
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Pony Beads
Larger than seed beads with larger holes, also available
in a large range of colors and finishes. Sometimes called
size 8/0 seed beads.
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Bugle Beads
Sized like seed beads, bugle beads are long tubes (lengths
vary).
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Stone Beads
Precious (sapphire, ruby, diamond, emerald) and
semiprecious (hematite, amethyst, jade, onyx, etc.)
stones are available in chips and in different shapes.
Adventurine is pictured. List of Gemstones
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Spacer Beads
Any small bead can be used as a spacer. Spacer beads
are often unnoticable (on purpose) but serve an important
function in the spacing of a design. Pictured are metal
beads.
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Other Beads
There are millions of beads of many different sizes, shapes,
and materials, such as glass, bone, shell, clay, metal, pearls,
seeds, and even paper.
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