where do you buy..

SamF81 · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: where do you buy..

I am looking for some size 10 seed beads to go with garnet beads and swaro's, i need 1/4 oz at most but being new to seed beading i dont know where to buy them. I just want plain old seed beads tho not delicas.

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cheesecakeaddict · Bead Maniac Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 1052

Most seed beads are size 11s. You can buy them almost any where. Take a look at

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to start off with. They have Japanes seeds which are very uniform in size and shape. If that is not a problem then you could go for any seeds - even (shhh don't admit it!) the ones at Hobbycraft or your local craft centre. I have one near me which is attached to a garden centre and they have been which are great for freeform stuff as they are very uneven. IMHO Czech seeds are also uneven, but many people would shout me down on that.

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nemeton · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject:

Size 10 is still common in Czech seed beads - it's only a tiny bit smaller than, say, a Japanese Miyuki size 11 (which is what Beadmerchant and Stitch'n'Craft sell) - Westcoast Jewellery have lots of lovely colours of Czech seeds by the hank, and Creative Beadcraft also have a good stock, hth - if you google for them they should pop up!
Just to confuse you, the seeds in tubes in Hobbycraft will likely be Gutermann size 9, a bit bigger!

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Beadservice · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

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This is a piccy of Toho 11/0 (2mm) Ruby Silver Lined
Comes in 10g packs

Not quite as deep coloured as Garnet, but sometimes a contrast is good

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Janey · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:24 am Post subject:

Robins Beads (e-bay shop) has some lovely things too, as does K and M Beadshop.

Robins had tohos in Garnet red

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Hope that helped....and theyre really cheap so you`ll have lots leftover to make something else! Idea

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SamF81 · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

the only ones i can see in robins shop are these:

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And its either the picture or the beads but they dont look right to me, they look wonky! I dont know what size they are either.

The seed beads are only used along edges for joing weaving together, will it make much difference using 11/0 to using 10/0 that it says to use?

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Paris · Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2

You could try Spellboundbeads, they sell size 10 seed beads. I often buy from them.

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