Mixed Metal Bead Set: Ethiopian Brass, Striped Silver & Copper Heishi (8 Strands, 3-9.5mm)

8 strands of metal beads in brass, silver tone and copper, about 3760 beads in all, from hammered Ethiopian rounds to fine heishi.

What's included (numbers match the numbered photo)

• #1 Round Brass Ethiopian: 7-9mm beads, 2mm hole, 28" strand, about 95 beads
• #2 Striped Silver Bicone: 8.5 x 9.5mm beads, 2mm hole, 16" strand, about 47 beads
• #3 Gold Interlocking Crisp: 1 x 4mm beads, 1mm hole, 25" strand, about 1200 beads
• #4 Diamond Cut Faceted Gold: 3mm beads, 1.5mm hole, 24" strand, about 200 beads
• #5 Silver Flat Disk Heishi: 0.5 x 4mm beads, 1mm hole, 24" strand, about 1200 beads
• #6 Smooth Extra Large Brass Heishi: 1.5 x 6mm beads, 2mm hole, 16" strand, about 270 beads
• #7 Kenya Copper Heishi: 1 x 3-4mm beads, 1mm hole, 30-32cm strand, about 250 beads
• #8 Smooth Shiny Silver Heishi: 1 x 3mm beads, 1mm hole, 24" strand, about 500 beads

Details

• Handmade metal beads vary slightly in size and finish within these ranges
• Holes are 1-2mm: best on beading wire, thin cord or elastic
• Strands #3, #5 and #8 are thin disk heishi with hundreds of beads each

This set mixes handmade Ethiopian brass rounds and striped silver-tone bicones with brass, copper and silver-tone heishi and spacers. Use the larger beads as accents and the heishi as spacers between gemstones, glass or bone. Designers get a full warm-and-cool metal palette, enough spacers for many pieces from one set.