Miyuki
Size 15 beads, from Japan, are similar to the Size 11's, but smaller.
They are approximately the same size as Czech 14's, or slightly smaller
than Charlotte Cut 13's. The hole size is larger than many much larger
Czech beads. They are great for intricate designs that require smaller
beads.
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 10 gram tubes, approximately 2,720 beads.
