Use color numbers to match Pressed Glass or Lampworked colors
with Seed and Bugle bead colors in the rest of our catalog. If the
colors numbers are the same, the hues are identical! Rely on this
when designing complex pieces using both Pressed Glass or Lampworked beads
and Seed beads. If beads are bi-colored we list both colors.
Likewise,
if you want to make a piece entirely of Irid surface finish
beads, for example, just make sure all your bead choices have a 1
in the 8th digit of the Stock#. This can be a very powerful
selection tool.
D·A5·154·30 is a typical BEADCATS Pressed Glass stock#.
| digit 1 |
digits 2 & 3 |
digits 4 & 5 & 6 |
digit 7 |
digit 8 |
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| D· | A5· | 154· | 3 | 0 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Bead | Shape# | Color | Glass Type | Surface Finish | |||||
| . | . | . | . | 0=None
................ 5=Mottled 1=Irid .................... 6=Matte-Irid 2=Luster ............... 7=Matte-Metallic 3=Matte ................ 8=Irid-Metallic 4=Metallic/Galv ... 9=Surface-decorated |
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| . | . | . | 0=Trans
.... 5=Mixed 1=Opaque . 6=............... 2=Greasy ... 7=Silver-Foiled 3=Opal ....... 8=Gold-Foiled 4=Satin ...... 9=Flekove (colors embedded in crystal) |
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| . | . | 000=Clear,
White, Cream . 500=Green 100=Pink ........................... 600=Blue 200=Red .............................. 700=Purple 300=Orange ........................ 800=Brown 400=Yellow, Amber, Gold . 900=Black, Gray, Silver |
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| . | 00
thru ZZ ID# for different sizes and shapes. A5 is a Fat drop w/ vertical hole |
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| A=...................
H=........................ O=Ovals ........ U=......... B=Bells .......... I=.......................... P=Polygone .. V=Victorian C=Cylinders ..J=.......................... Q=.................... W=......... D=Drops ....... K=Knitted .......... R=Rondelles .. X=......... E=Ethnic ....... L=Lampworked ...S=Spheres ..... Y=......... F=................... M=........................ T=..................... Z=Sequins G=Gems ........ N=Natural shapes |
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| Glossary
Glass & Bead terminology Numbering System diagrams |
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