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Delicas Beads, Often Erroneously Named Seed Beads, Are Cylindrically Shaped Glass Beads Produced By World Renowned Miyuki.
Delicas are a particular bead manufactured by world famous Miyuki, Japan's oldest seed bead producer. They are cylindrical in shape with a large hole that allows several passes of thread through each bead and can be purchased in a extensive palette of colors and finishes.
Size 11 is the most in demand size of the Delica beads with 944 selections of colors, finishes and treatments in the round cylinders in addition to another 55 in the hex cuts, which are hexagon shaped cylinders. The many variations are produced by specific glass treatments. There is basic transparent glass, basic opaque glass, and etched glass for a matte or semi-matte effect. Then there are the many different colored glasses.
In addition there is a variety of finishes or treatments. "Treatment" means something that is done on the surface of the glass and can be on the top, often within the hole and in some instances one finish on the top and a different finish in the hole. Treatments may be made up of a clear "rainbow" or "aurora borealis" finish, a "pearl" finish, colored dyes, and many types of metal coatings such as precious metals. Some Delica beads have more than one treatment applied to them in order to result in the desired effect.
Be aware that there may be durability concerns with some of the finishes such as the dyed or galvanized beads. The best suppliers should be able to provide you with the durability information.
Miyuki also manufactures a size 10 Delica that is somewhat larger, a size 8 that is a lot larger than the size 11, and a size 15 that is a lot smaller. The size 10 and 15 are quite new and as a result don't come in as as big a variety of colors and finishes as the size 11.
Miyuki's Delica beads are of very high quality and therefore they are more expensive. You must purchase them from a reputable bead retailer that sells the true article. You should be aware that some dealers have been known to buy cheaper, lower quality beads from another producer and pass them off as Delicas. Also be very careful if you are tempted to buy at an on-line auction.
If you are getting your beads to finish a pattern that provides you with the Delica number, such as DB-010, you should have no problem due to the fact that each color has a number. But if you are buying your beads by color name you may have a problem, because there is not a standard color description for each bead. The reason being that the Japanese description does not translate readily into English and the different importers each have their own interpretation. So it's always best to go by the DB- number.
Real Delica beads are a superb choice in any Loom, Peyote or Brick project due to the fact that they are so uniform. They make any pattern line up perfectly and give a clean, crisp finish to your beadwork. There are fewer culls when you are working and therefore they are more cost effective than their price might indicate. And the color and finish range is superb!
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