A little bead knowledge

Small beads. Little discoveries.

A pocket-sized wiki for curious makers. Follow the thread, find an answer, or see where one little question takes you.

8 little reads · no right order · take your time

One bead at a time.

What are you curious about?

Meet the beads

A few names, a simple idea, a whole lot of possibilities.

Tiny beads arranged on a pegboard, then fused into a design.

Fuse beads names the craft material. Perler and Hama are brand names.

Small, smaller, and the board they sit on.

Mini, Midi and Maxi are series labels. Check the actual diameter for the brand.

Diameter describes a bead. Peg spacing describes a board. Cell counts describe a pattern.

What each little square is trying to tell you.

An occupied cell calls for one bead. An empty cell calls for none.

No. White is a material color; empty means leave the position open.

Colors, codes, and the beads to set aside.

The palette names the color collection. The code identifies a color within it.

Match each color code to its bead count. Add the counts to get the total.