How to Use and Where to Buy Seed Beads

Seed beads are a staple component that can be incorporated into a wide variety of craft and jewelry designs. Seed bead is a genetic term that crafters use to refer to any tiny bead ranging in size from under a millimeter to several millimeters. The most common seed bead size is 11/0 and 12/0, but sizes range from 24/0 to 5/0. The greater the number of the bead size, the smaller the bead, please keeps in mind. They come in translucent, matte, opaque, colorful, and luster finishes as well as silver, copper, or bronze lined colored beads.

6/0 Glass Seed Beads, Silver Lined Round Hole

Seed beads are always used to make jewelry. They are extremely versatile. In jewelry making, they can be used as spacers between other beads or as the basis for intricate multi-strand necklaces. They used as “filler” between larger beads or to make intricate designs and patterns. To the beginners, they may be very confused by how to use those beads as they are very small. You need to use needles. Decide what you are going to used the beads for first. Sketch a design of the work. If you are planning o using size 11/0 beads, there are about 12 beads per inch. Figure out how many beads you need for your design. Make sure you use a needle the same size as your bead size. Also, you should get some threads, for example, wire, stretchy threads and fishing lines which work well and come in different sizes. Waxing your thread with bees wax will help strengthen your thread. Bees wax will also help with less tangled-up thread. If you spill your seed beads onto the carpet, you can use a spoon to pick them up.

8/0 Glass Seed Beads, Trans.Colours Rainbow

Many people also like to use bugle beads to make jewelry. While, please don’t be confused them with seed beads. Bugle beads are also very small and delicate in appearance, but are longer than they are thick, creating a tubular shape.

11/0 Glass seed beads, 2cut, Trans

Seed beads are generally available for purchasing from many online wholesale stores with a large range of selection, such as PandaHall.com. Lauren Gross, an experienced jewelry maker, said:” I really love PandaHall’s seed beads and other jewelry materials. They are colorful and quality, but their prices are very reasonable. Seed beads jewelry are very shinny and colorful. They can be very simple, but also can be very complicated. No matter they are simple or complicated, they are beautiful and elegant. If you would like to get quality seed beads at lower prices, I really want to recommend PandaHall to you. You won’t be disappointed.”