{"id":7,"date":"2007-01-25T19:55:38","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T01:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/bead-shapes\/"},"modified":"2010-05-22T20:58:09","modified_gmt":"2010-05-23T02:58:09","slug":"bead-shapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/bead-shapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bead Shapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here you will read about differences in sizes of the types of bead shapes.<\/p>

BEAD SHAPES<\/strong>
The names of bead shapes are usually descriptive. The actual beads may seem a little different from their photo. The reason is that they are 3 dimensional, while the photo is 2 dimensional.<\/p>

Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s compare different shapes of 8mm beads. <\/p>

\"coinA coin, as its name implies, is an 8mm diameter circle that is only a few mm thick. It is just thick enough to drill a hole from one side to the other along its diameter. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"Coquette <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"8mmThe 8mm round is a sphere with a volume that contains more gemstone material than the coin. In a necklace photo, the round may not look much larger than the coin. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"rondelleA rondelle<\/strong> is basically a coin on end with a hole drilled through the middle. On a string of beads, you will see its edge. Some rondelles are thicker in the center than at the edge. Others are almost as thick as a round. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"flatThe 8mm flat square is the same thickness as a coin, but its corners make it a little larger. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"squareIf a square is drilled from corner to corner, it may be called a diamond. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"cubeThe 8mm cube bead<\/strong> has the greatest volume of any of these beads I have described. The cube can be drilled from side to side or from corner to corner. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"cubeThe corner drilled cube takes up more space in a strand and will extend out farther from the center. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

As you can see, even though all of these beads are labeled 8mm, the shape makes a big difference in their actual sizes. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Shapes whose lengths and widths are not the same need both measurements to visualize accurately. Use 8mm as length and 6mm as width. These 8 mm length beads will occupy the same space in the strand as the other 8mm beads but will extend out less from the wire. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"ovalThe oval will be larger than the flat oval.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"flatflat oval bead<\/strong>.  <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"rectangleThe rectangle will be larger than the flat rectangle. Because of their corners, the rectangles are larger than the ovals. Long rectangles may be called square tubes.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"flatflat rectangle <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"diamondA diamond that is 8mm long and 6mm wide may be measured from point to point. It would be smaller than the flat rectangle. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

A puff oval, rectangle, square or coin are flat beads that puff out to a larger thickness. Puff rectangles may also be called cushions or pillows. The corners are sometimes rounded. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"puffpuff rectangle, cushion <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"barrelA barrel bead, as its name implies, look like a barrel tipped on its side. It has more volume than the 8mm long oval. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"tubeTube beads are accurately named. Their length is usually much longer than their diameter. The tube can be round or square. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"riceRice bead<\/strong> is a name given to a long oval that tapers to small ends. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Although in jewelry photos the flat beads may look nearly the same size as their larger volume counterparts, when you actually see them, the third dimension will change their appearance.<\/p>

There are three common bead shapes that are irregular.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"chipChips are similar to rondelles. They are thin and extend out from the bead wire. As the name implies they can be the chips that are left when a gemstone shape is cut. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"pebblePebbles are irregular in length, width, and thickness, and are difficult to measure. Usually they are sorted into a size range, such as 7-9mm. Their shapes resemble the rock pebbles that you might find on a beach. <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\"nuggetNuggets are similar to pebbles, but have a more rectangular and regular shape. Both pebbles and nuggets will probably look smaller in a photo. <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Lets compare a necklace of 10mm round beads to a necklace of 8mm round beads. On a ruler 2 millimeters difference looks very small. It measures diameter. When you see the actual necklaces, the 10mm beads will be much larger.<\/p>

In the jewelry descriptions, I list the bead shapes and tell you a size range. The thing to remember is that photos can be deceiving.<\/p>

You can see jewelry containing beads in these shapes. Look in the Online Jewelry Store drop down menu. Visit our home page Handmade Beaded Jewelry .Org <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here you will read about differences in sizes of the types of bead shapes. BEAD SHAPES The names of bead shapes are usually descriptive. The actual beads may seem a little different from their photo. The reason is that they are 3 dimensional, while the photo is 2 dimensional. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s compare different shapes of 8mm […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learn-about-beads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":908,"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions\/908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}