Lately, I’m crazy about bead crochet and started digging more information about it. One of pre-requisite of bead crocheting is to have all the seed beads strung on the thread. Yes, all hundreds or thousands of those tiny round thingies and I really don’t enjoy doing it. Some people say it’s relaxing and therapeutic but it’s just driving me nuts.
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Below is the approximate amount of seed beads per unit normally sold in bead shops. It is recommended to buy slightly more than you need since weight and size varies among different manufacturers. The chart is provided as a guideline and collected from various sources on the internet.
| Size | Metric size | Beads per hank | Hank per 0.5kg | Beads per gram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/0 | 3.3 mm | 2160 ~ 2240 | 3 | 15 |
| 8/0 | 2.5 mm | 2960 ~ 3360 | 6 | 40 |
| 10/0 | 2.0 mm | 3500 ~ 3920 | 10 | 75 |
| 11/0 | 1.8 mm | 4000 ~ 4320 | 12 | 110 |
| 12/0 | 1.7 mm | 4960 | 14 | 200 |
| 15/0 | 1.3 mm | 5300 | 22 | 250 |
1 hank = 12 x 20-inch strands