About Seed Beads and What They Can be Used For

By Siffion Quaid


Seed beads are an exceedingly cheap material that is used in jewelry making, clothing design and can also be used for home items. They're often made from glass or plastic and come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. Thanks to the large choice of size and design plus the inexpensive price seed beads are likely the most used bead materials jewerly makers will use. For the beginner designer there are a large amount of seed bead patterns you can download either free or for a tiny fee.
Seed beads are sold by weight and not by amount, it would be virtually impossible to count out a huge amount of beads so this is why they are sold by weight. Seed beads may also be sold by length. This is the length of the glass or plastic the beads were in their original form and then was cut into shape. Be aware though that this does not take in account the wastage that occurs when a bead is cut so purchasing a metre of beads would possibly not be precisely a metre.

What Are You Able To Use Seed Beads For?

Seed Beads are really flexible and may be used for most things, here is a list of just a few of the things you can use seed beads with.

- Jewellery like necklaces, earrings, bands, ankle jewelry and rings
- Quilts
- Fancy Dress Costumes
- Ordinary Clothing
- Style Accessories like belts, purses and headbands
- Household items like lampshades, table cloths and embroidered coasters.

Other Advantages of Using Seed Beads

As mentioned earlier seed beads are extremely versatile particularly inside the setting of jewelry making. Here are several ways in which they help with jewelry making.

- Utilized for protection whilst connecting a fastener
- Great when used in embroidery
- Used as a spacer between 2 bigger beads
- Can split the colour of a design to provide better balance
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- Jewellery like necklaces, earrings, bands, ankle jewelry and rings
- Quilts
- Fancy Dress Costumes
- Ordinary Clothing
- Style Accessories like belts, purses and headbands
- Household items like lampshades, table cloths and embroidered coasters.

Other Advantages of Using Seed Beads

As mentioned earlier seed beads are extremely versatile particularly inside the setting of jewelry making. Here are several ways in which they help with jewelry making.

- Utilized for protection whilst connecting a fastener
- Great when used in embroidery
- Used as a spacer between 2 bigger beads
- Can split the colour of a design to provide better balance
- May be used as a stopper at the end of the thread.




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