Miyuki Size 11 beads, from Japan, are often referred to as "seed beads", and are somewhat rounded in shape. Although the beads are slightly smaller than Size 10 Czech seed beads, the hole size is actually larger, which means you can go through the beads more times. Because of the uniformity of the beads, they are excellent for loom work or peyote stitch or brick stitch.
You will
find abbreviations following the color descriptions of most of the beads.
Some of the beads may have two or more of these abbreviations.
T
= Transparent (some light passes through the bead)
TL
= Transparent Luster (light passes through the bead and it has a slight
pearlized finish)
TR
= Transparent Rainbow (light passes through the bead, with an Aurora
Borealis rainbow finish)
TSL
= Transparent Silver Lined (light passes through the bead, hole of bead
is Silver Lined)
M
= Metallic (has a metallic look)
MR = Metallic Rainbow (multiple color
metallic, often called "Iris")
MA
= Matte (frosted appearance, Opaque unless otherwise indicated, sometimes
2 or 3 tone)
S-MA
= Semi-Matte (not as shiny as most beads, but not quite a matte finish
either)
OP
= Opaque (no light passes through the bead)
L
= Luster (pearl-like finish)
OPL
= Opaque Luster (opaque with a pearl-like luster finish)
R
= Rainbow (Aurora Borealis rainbow finish - often multiple colors)
OPR
= Opaque Rainbow (opaque with an Aurora Borealis rainbow finish - often
multiple colors)
C
= Ceylon (pearl-like finish, similar to Opaque Luster, but more subdued
and the colors are often softer)
CR
= Crystal (transparent, inside of the bead is darker than the outside)
F
= Fancy (transparent with an Aurora Borealis finish)
ICL
= Inside color Lined (transparent, inside of the bead is darker than
the outside)
These
beads are sold in 25 gram tubes, approximately 2700 beads.
