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Length
of Beads
Round
beads are available in many sizes, and are measured
according to the bead's diameter in millimeters
(mm). Beads are usually sold pre-strung and the
typical length of the strand will be approximately
16 inches. Sometimes the strand may be longer,
depending on the beads and their origin.
The average 16" strand will contain the following
number of beads:
4mm = approximately 100
5mm= approximately 80
6mm = approximately 67
7mm = approximately 57
8mm = approximately 50
Beads Size Length of Strand (excluding clasp)
| (mm) |
1" |
4" |
16" |
20" |
24" |
28" |
32" |
| 3 |
8.46 |
33.8 |
136 |
170 |
204 |
237 |
271 |
| 4 |
6.35 |
25.4 |
102 |
127 |
153 |
178 |
204 |
| 5 |
5.08 |
20.32 |
82 |
102 |
125 |
143 |
164 |
| 6 |
4.23 |
16.9 |
68 |
84 |
101 |
118 |
136 |
| 7 |
3.62 |
14.4 |
58 |
70 |
86 |
101 |
116 |
| 8 |
3.17 |
12.68 |
51 |
64 |
76 |
89 |
102 |
| 10 |
2.54 |
10.16 |
41 |
51 |
61 |
71 |
81 |
| 12 |
2.11 |
8.44 |
34 |
42 |
51 |
59 |
68 |
| 14 |
1.81 |
7.24 |
29 |
36 |
43 |
50 |
58 |
| 16 |
1.58 |
6.32 |
25 |
32 |
38 |
44 |
51 |
| 18 |
1.41 |
5.64 |
23 |
28 |
34 |
39 |
45 |
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