Miyuki
Delicas, from Japan, are cylindrical shaped beads with flat cut ends.
About a size 11/0, these beautiful beads are very regular in form. Their
high quality justifies the added expense. They are ideal for use in
peyote and brickstitch projects, giving a tile-like appearance to finished
beadwork. Delicas are sometimes referred to as "delicious" 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)
Our Delicas
are sold in 5 gram tubes, approximately 1000 beads.
