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How Many Beads Do You Need?
| Approximate Number of Beads in a 16 Inch Strand
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| 2MM | 3MM | 4MM | 5MM | 6MM | 8MM | 10MM | 12MM | 14MM |
| 203 | 135 | 102 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 41 | 34 | 29 |
All of these number are approximate.. Of course when buying beads you may need to purchase more on order to get good matches.
| Type / Length | 2MM | 3MM | 4MM | 5MM | 6MM | 8MM | 10MM | 12MM | 14MM
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| Bracelet | 7" | 89 | 59 | 44 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Choker | 16" | 203 | 135 | 102 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 41 | 34 | 29 |
| Princess | 18" | 229 | 152 | 114 | 91 | 76 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 33 |
| Matinee | 20" | 254 | 169 | 127 | 102 | 85 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 36 |
| 21" | 267 | 178 | 133 | 107 | 89 | 67 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| 22" | 279 | 186 | 140 | 112 | 93 | 70 | 56 | 47 | 40 |
| 23" | 292 | 195 | 146 | 117 | 97 | 73 | 58 | 49 | 42 |
| 24" | 305 | 203 | 152 | 122 | 102 | 76 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Opera | 28" | 356 | 237 | 178 | 142 | 119 | 89 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| 29" | 368 | 246 | 184 | 147 | 123 | 92 | 74 | 61 | 53 |
| 30" | 381 | 254 | 191 | 152 | 127 | 95 | 76 | 64 | 54 |
| 31" | 394 | 262 | 197 | 157 | 131 | 98 | 79 | 66 | 56 |
| 32" | 406 | 271 | 203 | 163 | 135 | 102 | 81 | 68 | 58 |
| Rope | 40" | 508 | 339 | 254 | 203 | 169 | 127 | 102 | 85 | 73 |
| 41" | 521 | 347 | 260 | 208 | 174 | 130 | 104 | 87 | 74 |
| 42" | 533 | 356 | 267 | 213 | 178 | 133 | 107 | 89 | 76 |
| 43" | 546 | 364 | 273 | 218 | 182 | 137 | 109 | 91 | 78 |
| 45" | 572 | 381 | 286 | 229 | 191 | 143 | 114 | 95 | 82 |
| Lariat | 48"+ | 610 | 406 | 305 | 244 | 203 | 152 | 122 | 102 | 87 |
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