Accounts of purchase can be tricky. With hundreds of thousands of different materials, sizes, shapes, colors and prices. Often, consumers who buy the wrong size, they do not know mm - and buy too many beads are a waste of money. However, some armed with knowledge and common sense is not so difficult.
Seed Beads
Seed beads of 1 mm to 3 mm or size 11 / 0. Seed beads are the most common Chinese, Czech or Japanese. Traditional Czech glass beads are sold in bundles, almost circular, but may not be evenly distributed. Seed beads from China and Japan are more consistent, comes in various colors and is sold in bulk, in bags or tubes.
Note that half of 1000 (or 4000) necklace comes in a small bag - do not expect more than what they are! However, some small beads can be difficult to do, so just a little more expensive than large accounts.
Large account
The beads are sold loose or greater in the strands. Buy beads to string, if you want the best quality and uniformity of the hole - which depends on a necklace. However, loose gravel is great if you want less expensive for a large project or for a different job. Accounts more than 14 mm to be heavy, so you need to pay more shipping costs.
Measurement Account
I often get a letter stating that our account had been 8 mm 8 mm. Some people say that we 4mm beads look bigger in pictures! Others insist that we send the wrong string of pearls the size, because some smaller than a list. The size of the account may not be accurate or around depending on the type of rice:
The ball must be accurately sized circle: 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, etc.
Chip accounts, which vary in size, not just the size of the event - some old, but most are shorter.
Vendors often quote the ball in the larger size of the crystal beads. This is especially true with natural pearls - which is less than 25% in the chain can be sized copiers.
A choker necklace is 16 inches, princess necklace is 18 inches long, 24-inch matinee necklace, and a necklace of 32-inch Opera.
Usually bracelet 7 inches - and 9-inch ankle.
Measuring ball
Investments in grain size, which is easy to exaggerate the size of the pearls. Shop sold mostly good days.
How many accounts do I need?
If the purchase of the chain, simply divide the length of the size of the beads can say how much.
For example, (16 inches) 400 mm chain will have about 50 accounts for 8 mm - 400 divided by 8.
This string can be of different lengths, but there are general rules:
Normally, each line size of 16 inches = 400 mm.
Collar is required at least 75 accounts x 6 mm, which allows you to move from 9 inches to 18 inches at all.
If you make a bracelet, which requires about 26 accounts x 8 mm on average.
Selection of ball material
I know what you are buying
Semi-precious stone beads should be studied before buying. Search online or get a book on minerals and gems.
Accounts can be compared in terms of their treatment. Enrichment Some perfectly acceptable, as heating to enhance the color of the stone. Turquoise vary dramatically in price depending on your treatment. Previous studies in reputable dealer is the best insurance. Dying of pearl, coral and jade are common. Color does not have to go.
Pearl
Freshwater pearls are cultured and usually, unless the cost of more than $ 100 per cord. Except in plastic and fake pearls, a full circle, there is no groove. 100% natural culture media, but grows with the help of man, instead of growing in the sea. Hoping to find irregular sizes, shapes, and scored on a pearl.
Another pearl that does not fit the description is not true, not too expensive. Size quoted is always the biggest seller in the chain - this means that only a few are so efficient. Additional information about the pearls then.
Metal Beads
Metal beads come in all shapes and sizes - silver, gold, copper, oval, square, metal etc. The joint venture accounts include Bali beads, usually made of sterling silver, pure gold or gold plated. Also popular is the "liquid silver" and "liquid gold" beads: tiny tubes of metal, usually hung to cover well.
Murano
Murano glass jewelry in large centers. It is traditionally made with a torch by expert glassmakers, although most mass-produced today. Judge lampwork necklace priced according to complexity of the finish. Then in Murano glass.
Quantity
Knowing how many accounts to buy can be a problem. If you buy more, you lose money with leftovers. However, very few purchases, and you can not have enough to complete the project. We also buy all the necessary to think at a time - if the seller will not have more to match at a later date.
