Prices for color me mine beads3/10/2024 ![]() ![]() You can ask your local bead store if they sell these colour charts. And, if you are using Miyuki seed beads or Delicas, the Miyuki company offers colour charts giving little samples of each bead colour/finish. If it’s possible to order a small quantity or a sample so you can get a sense of colour, then this is a great idea. Someone else’s description of a colour may not match your ideas about the colour. But then the same advice applies to buying a new outfit. If you really need a colour to match an outfit or something else, then I recommend looking at the beads for real, not just on a screen. If you’re ordering seed beads online (and unless you live next door to a bead shop, you almost certainly will end up doing this), be prepared for a few surprises! This is especially true online where different computer screens may render the colours a little differently. Unfortunately it’s difficult to convey colour and finish accurately through photos. However, if you do want to know more about how seed bead sizes vary, then this blog is a must-read. I’m not going to talk about that in this blog. But if you’re using the beads ‘en masse’ this can add up to a significant difference. ![]() We’re only talking about a fraction of a millimetre. Something else that I have learned over time, through experience, is that the colour of beads can actually affect their size. So the beads that arrived weren’t really quite what I had in mind for the planned flower! No wonder I found myself asking again and again, ‘how do I choose seed beads with success?’ Now, I didn’t realise that the ‘iris’ in this context had very little to do with flower colours. I could make a guess at silver-lined, but what was an AB finish? I also made the mistake of ordering some beads labelled as ‘iris’ to make an Iris flower. When I first started beading, I found it very difficult to understand what these finishes meant. In some ways it’s a little false to separate the colour from the finish as it is very often the type of finish that creates a particular shade of colour. Seed beads come not just in different colours, but also in different finishes. What are the problems you will encounter? For now, let’s take a look at the question of the choices of bead finish. I’m going to deal with the different brands of beads in another blog. So, let’s get a little more specific here. However, that might still leave you questioning things if you want to use different colours. If you are working from a pattern, the designer should have told you which beads to use. ![]()
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