Seed Beads: How to Measure Them and More

I have been intending writing a bit about beads, especially seed beads, for a while now. This post is made up of two parts:

ü How you measure seed beads?

ü What are the different and famous seed beads available to us?

How you measure seed beads?

As many jewellery makers know, seed beads are measured by a /0 number system. The seed beads are placed in a straight line at first. And then the number of beads that fit comfortably within 1 inch is counted. If suppose 12 beads come within the space of 1 inch, then the beads are measured as 12/0.

What are the different and famous seed beads available to us?

I have been making bead jewellery for quite sometime now. Earlier I had to buy beads from shops and stores from near and far, and I had little option to choose from. But now with quite a few good web sites providing seed beads I can lay my hands on famous Japanese seed beads and also Czech seed beads. They are easy to work with and also quite beautiful to look at.

My Purse of Seed Beads

Although I love making jewellery and I have pursued this hobby from a long time now, but I was bored of making necklaces and bracelets all the time. Now I wanted to go ahead and make something more challenging. While out shopping in a big women's store the other day, I came across a small purse that was made of seed beads and it really triggered my imagination.

I came back home and logged on to my favourite site www.e-beads.co.uk and ordered for some Czech beads and some Japanese Toho beads. When I received my parcel, I immediately started working on the purse. With a little design in mind, I began. At first it was difficult to work on seed beads, they were too tiny to deal with. Well, that made the work more challenging and all the more fun. After a while, I got used to working with seed beads and in no time it was kind of smooth for me.

Now I have a beautiful blue purse all made up of beads and the best part is the feeling that I made it. Now my friends are also interested and want me to make one for them too.