Seed bead on ebay... 15 lbs for $40.. Is size 11 ok?

funklovesfootbag · Post by **funklovesfootbag** » 22 Oct 2006 23:24

Enough seed bead for ... a whole lot of bags on ebay.

Is size 11 ok?

http://cgi.ebay.com/15-LBs-Wholesale-Gl ... dZViewItem

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 23 Oct 2006 06:38

i say nay.

GLASS seedbeads are not okay, since they will break and shred up your bag.

you should find plastic seedbeads, theyre what you want.

glass beads are way easier to find, but i imagine its not too hard to find plastic ones. i just havent found any in walmart or hobby lobby.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 23 Oct 2006 07:17

Glass seed beads get powdery with rigorous use. Josiah Digges and Johnny Suderman both use glass seed beads, and they both make some very awesome bags. I didn't see any degradation to my Johnny bag after I've had a couple of long sessions with it.

If you think about it, the process to making glass and plastic seed beads are the same in retrospect. In fact, plastic is sort of like a cousin to glass.

Furthermore, seed beads in any form will chip in the same way imo. They will both have sharp brittle ends in some shape or form. I'm pretty sure with some use, plastic seed beads would get powdery as well.

As for the 15 lbs of seedbeads, a package of 100 grams of seed beads nets you $5, at least for the craft store that I go to. I'm not sure about the size of the seed bead that is on that auction.

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 23 Oct 2006 08:01

listen to waylon, the man knows his shit. and he's right.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 23 Oct 2006 20:36

15 lbs of seed bead is enough for about 1000 bags yo. There's no way you'll veer need that much in 10 years.

but buy it if you want to. Um, glass beads wont hurt the bad, dont listen to the nay sayers.

funklovesfootbag · Post by **funklovesfootbag** » 24 Oct 2006 19:15

In that case, I found a listing for 2lbs instead of 15 if anyone is interested after Jeremy's words.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-LBs-Wholesale-Gla ... dZViewItem