Archive for February 22nd, 2010
Beads sizes
You already know that there are a lot of different types of beads. One of the most important difference is the beads size.
Beads can be very small or rather big. If you are interested in making beads or making beaded jewelry, you should know which size will be the best choice for you jewelry. Here is a table for sizes of beads. Take a look at it.
| № | mm |
| 2/0 | 5,4-5,8 |
| 3/0 | 4,9-5,3 |
| 4/0 | 4,4-4,8 |
| 5/0 | 3,8-4,3 |
| 6/0 | 3,3-3,7 |
| 7/0 | 2,9-3,2 |
| 8/0 | 2,5-2,8 |
| 9/0 | 2,2-2,4 |
| 10/0 | 2,0-2,1 |
| 11/0 | 1,8-1,9 |
| 12/0 | 1,7 |
| 13/0 | 1,6 |
| 14/0 | 1,4-1,5 |
Beaded furniture.
Today we are not going to make beaded jewelry. We are to make something special: beaded furniture.
The beaded furniture, that we are going to create is rather small, about 2 inches (6-7 cm). But the size of your beaded furniture depends on the types of beads that you have chosen.
So, stop talking and let’s start our business.
The first thing that we should do is to choose which type of beads you are going to use. In this lesson, I have used ordinary rounded beads… Learn more about different types of beads.