Seed And Bugle Bead Information

Common Seed And Bugle Bead Finishes And Treatments

Color lined - a color coating is applied to the inside the bead.

Foil lined - a metal foil typically gold, silver or bronze is applied to the inside of the bead.

Luster - a transparent like effect applied to the entire surface of the bead.

AB - aurora borealis a rainbow effect applied to all or part of a bead.

Matte - a dull flat etched surface devoid of any shine.

Opaque - a solid color which prevents any light from passing through the bead.

Translucent - diffused light can pass through the bead.

Czech Seed Beads

All Dimensions are Approximate


SIZE


Diameter In Millimeters


Size Tolerance In MM


Min Diameter Of Hole In Millimeters


Approximate Number Of Pieces / KG


Approximate Number Of Pieces / LB

Transparent Colors

Opaque Colors

15/0

1.5

1.4  1.5

0.40

0.40

625,000

283,500

14/0

1.6

1.5  1.6

0.40

0.40

325,000

147,420

13/0

1.7

1.6  1.8

0.50

0.40

291,000

131,998

12/0

1.9

1.8  2.0

0.60

0.50

165,000

74,844

11/0

2.1

2.0  2.2

0.70

0.60

130,000

58,968

10/0

2.3

2.2  2.4

0.80

0.70

91,000

41,278

9/0

2.6

2.4  2.8

0.90

0.80

68,000

30,845

8/0

2.9

2.8  3.2

0.90

0.80

42,000

19,051

7/0

3.5

3.2  3.7

1.00

0.90

21,100

9,571

6/0

4.1

3.7  4.3

1.10

1.00

13,300

6,033

5/0

4.6

4.3  4.8

1.20

1.10

12,100

5,489

4/0

5.1

4.8  5.3

1.30

1.20

7,400

3,357

3/0

5.6

5.3 5.8

1.40

1.40

5,300

2,404

2/0

6.1

5.8  6.3

1.60

1.60

4,800

2,177

1/0

6.6

6.3 6.8

2.00

2.00

3,800

1,724

Czech Bugle Beads

Number

Length In Millimeters

Length In Inches

#1

2MM

3/32

#2

4MM

3/16

#3

7MM

1/4

#4

9MM

3/8

#5

11MM

7/16

20MM

20MM

3/4

25MM

25MM

15/16

30MM

30MM

1 3/16

35MM

35MM

1 /5/16

How many Beads Per Square Area

Type of Bead

Per Square Inch

Per square Centimeter

15/0 Seed Beads

330 beads

54 beads

11/0 Seed Beads

216 beads

35 beads

8/0 Seed Beads

108 beads

20 beads

6/0 Seed Beads

70 beads

12 beads