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David Christensen furnace glass bead sizes and quantity guide:

Beads are sold by their weight and because they are handmade the number of beads you can get in a packet varies.  The table below shows how the beads are graded into approximate sizes and how many beads you’d expect to get in a packet.

Bead size

Length mm

Width mm

No. in Packet

Mini

up to 9

up to 8

9 to 13

Medium

10 - 14 

8 -10

6 to 9

Large

over 14

Over 10

4 to 6

Slices are thin & are mini, medium or large

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David Christensen furnace glass - new arrivals

A550-Violet-Creams

A550

VIOLET CREAMS

CORE

WHITE/PURPLE BANDS

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM,  MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A552-Golden-Cranberry

A552

GOLDEN CRANBERRY

CORE

PINK TRANSLUCENT

MIDDLE

GOLD AND BLACK STRIPES

OUTER

BLACK STRIPES

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A554-Electric-Blue-Gem

A554

ELECTRIC BLUE GEM

CORE

BLUE STRIPES

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM,  MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A536-Fizz-Bang

A536

FIZZ BANG

CORE

PINK

MIDDLE

YELLOW STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MINI TO MEDIUM

PRICE

£3.84

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A513-Tumbles

A513

TUMBLES

CORE

PALE BLUE WITH DICHRO

MIDDLE

GREEN STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MED,  MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A497-Blue-is-the-colour

A497

BLUE IS THE COLOUR

CORE

BLUE

MIDDLE

WHITE AND BLACK STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM,  OR MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A532-Green-Candy

A532

GREEN CANDY

CORE

GREEN

MIDDLE

WHITE & BLACK STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A493-Pink-Razzle-Dazzle

A493

PINK RAZZLE DAZZLE

CORE

PINK SPARKLY

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

THIN PINK STRIPES

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM - LARGE,  MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A533-Purple-Candy

A533

PURPLE CANDY

CORE

PURPLE

MIDDLE

WHITE & BLACK STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM,  MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A553-Cranberry-Gem

A553

CRANBERRY GEM

CORE

PINK TRANSLUCENT STRIPES

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MINI-MEDIUM MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A534-Nightclub

A534

NIGHTCLUB

CORE

BLUE & RED TRANSLUCENT

MIDDLE

WHITE & BLACK STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A540-Blood-Orange

A540

BLOOD ORANGE

CORE

ORANGE AND RED STRIPES

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A535-Full-Bloom

A535

FULL BLOOM

CORE

PINK STRIPES

MIDDLE

BLUE AND GREEN STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A410-Morning-Grass-chubs

A410

MORNING GRASS

CORE

EMERALD GREEN

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

PURPLE & PINK STRIPES

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM,  OR MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A479-emerald-green-chubs

A479

EMERALD GREEN CHUBS

CORE

GREEN TRANSLUCENT

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A447-Tiger-Tails

A

TIGER DEPTHS

CORE

AMBER

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

BLACK & WHITE STRIPES

AVAILABLE

LARGE, MED-LARGE MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A555-Bold-as-you-like!

A555

BOLD AS YOU LIKE

CORE

BLUEPURPLE & BLUEGREEN

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, LARGE, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A556-Rainbow-cubes

A556

RAINBOW CUBES

CORE

CLEAR

MIDDLE

RAINBOW STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, LARGE, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A541-Blues-Brothers

A541

BLUES BROTHERS

CORE

TRANSLUCENT BLUE

MIDDLE

BLUE & LILAC STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A538-Fire-Engine

A538

FIRE ENGINE

CORE

BRIGHT RED

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

BLACK STRIPES

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A537-Light-Turquoise

A537

LIGHT TURQUOISE

CORE

LIGHT TURQUOISE

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A515-Its-a-dichro!

A515

IT’S A DICHRO!

CORE

BLACK DICHROIC SPARKLES

MIDDLE

BLUE AND PINK STRIPES

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MED, LARGE, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A436-Green-glow

A436

GREEN GLOW

CORE

GREEN

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MEDIUM, LARGE OR MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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A454-Secret-Garden

A454

SECRET GARDEN

CORE

BLUE AND LIME GREEN

MIDDLE

CLEAR

OUTER

CLEAR

AVAILABLE

MINI, MIX

PRICE

£3.84

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