Bead calculator

Bead sizes are their diameter in millimeters. Leave room for the clasp.

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Beads57

Beads per inch	3.18

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Common lengths: bracelets 7 to 8 in, chokers 16 in, princess necklaces 18 in, matinee 20 to 24 in.

How many 8 mm beads for an 18 in necklace?

57 beads.

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