bds-nb0908_03.pdf

Notebook 1

Measuring Up

Bead diameter chart

Whetheryou’repurchasingbeadsorputtingthe

inishingtouchesonanecklace,onething’sfor

certain—sizematters.Hereareafewkey

measuringtoolsandformulastotakethe

guessworkoutofbeading.

2mm

10mm

3mm

Necklace lengths

4mm

11mm

5mm

Choker 16in.

Opera 28-32in.

Princess 18in.

Rope

40in.ormore

12mm

6mm

Matinee 20-24in.

Lariat 48in.ormore

7mm

13mm

8mm

9mm

14mm

Approximate number of beads needed

Bead size (mm)

Choker

203

135

102

Princess

229

152

114

Matinee (20 in.)

254

169

127

102

Opera (28 in.)

356

237

178

142

119

Rope (40 in.)

508

339

254

203

169

127

102

Lariat (48 in.)

610

406

305

244

203

152

122

102

CREATIVE TIP #1

Use the CREATE YOUR STYLE design tool to determine how many crystals you

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Beads-per-inch formula

•1inch=25.4millimeters

•Divide25.4bythediameterofthebead,thenmultiplythetotalbythe

lengthofthenecklace

So,toigureouttheapproximatenumberof6mmbeadsina17-in.strand:

25.4dividedby6=4.4beadsperinch

4.4X17=75(74.8)beadsfora17-in.strand

Tip:Besuretoincludethelengthoftheclaspforamoreprecisemeasurement.

Seed beads per inch

Multistrand measurements

Forshortermultistrandnecklaces,increasingeach

strandbyoneinchisusuallyenough.Forlonger

necklaces(matineelengthandlonger)a2-21/2

increaselooksbetter.

Size

(mm)

per inch

6/0

3.3

7/0

2.9

8/0

2.5

9/0

2.2

10/0

2.0

11/0

1.8

Ring sizer

Size

3 1 ⁄ 2 ”

1. Photocopypageandcutoutcopyofringsizer.(Subscriberscandownloadacopy

fromBeadStyleMag.com.)

2. Cutaslitatthedottedline.

3.Withthemeasurementsfacingout,wrapthesizeraroundtheingeronwhichthering

willbeworn.

4. Pullthepointthroughthetheslitsnuggly.(Allowfortheknuckle.)

5. Thenumbernexttotheslitisthecorrectsize.Ifthemeasurementhitsbetween

numbersgetthehalfsizeorthenextfullsizelarger.

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