Beads are very pretty and used for many purposes in cross stitch. For some more information please see the "Glossary". Listed here are some data about Mill Hill beads as supplied by Gay Bowels Sales.
Type
Number
Range
Size
Diameter
Length
Grams/Pack
Number/Pack
Approx.
Petite
4xxxx
15
2.0 mm
8/100"
1.60
500
Seed
00xxx
02000-02031
02033-02092
02093-02095
11
2.5 mm
1/10"
4.54
4.54
4.00, or 2.85
4.54
400-500
Frosted
62xxx
11
2.5 mm
1/10"
4.25
400-500
Crayon
02058-02069
11
2.5 mm
1/10"
4.54
400-500
Antique
03xxx
11
2.5 mm
1/10"
2.63
200
Magnifica
10xxx
12
2.25 mm
1/11"
2.00
400
#8 Seed
18xxx
8
3.0 mm
about 1/9"
6.00
250
#6 Seed
16xxx
6
4.0 mm
about 3/20"
5.20
100
Pebble
05xxx
3
5.5 mm
about 1/5"
5.50
30
Bugle
7xxxx
small
2.5 mm
1/10"
6 mm
1/4"
3.10
130
8xxxx
medium
2.5 mm
1/10"
9 mm
3/8"
2.70
70
9xxxx
large
2.5 mm
1/10"
14 mm
9/16"
2.95
35
Please note that metallic beads are not suitable for jewelry!
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