These are genuine, hollow, bare copper beads. Great quality with a perfectly eliptical with a smooth finish. These beads work beautifully for a variety of crafts like wire work, micro-macrame or just as beautiful spacers for bead jewellery.
I use beads in almost all my wire work as they create a beautiful finish and add detail to the designs.
I also carry square and half round wire as well as gallery wire. Please take a look at my other listings to check availability.
As these are bare, unplated copper, the beads will tarnish over time. I store mine in an air-tight container to slow down the natural oxidisation process. If they do tarnish, the beads can be restored to their former shine using a jewellery polishing cloth.
Bead measurments are rounded off for simplicity. I have listed their actual size next to the display size, as well as their hole sizes:
5 mm (4. 8 mm x 3.2 mm) - hole size - 0.5 mm
7 mm (6.9 mm x 3.2 mm) - hole size - 0.6 mm
9.5 mm (9.5 mm x 4.8 mm) - hole size - 0.6 mm
20 mm (19 mm x 4.8 mm) - hole size - 0.8 mm
Please note that the sizes are approximate and can vary slightly.
