Glass Bugle Beads & Tube Beads
Silver-Lined, Twisted & Tubular Glass Beads for Beadwork
Glass bugle and tube beads create straight, elongated accents in earrings, necklaces, clothing decoration, and beadwork designs. Crazy Crow offers Czech silver-lined bugle beads in sizes No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5, twisted styles, and longer tubular glass beads, along with glass-wampum-style tubes.
The numbered silver-lined bugle sizes listed here are approximately 3/16 inch (No. 2), 1/4 inch (No. 3), and 7/16 inch (No. 5) long. These can be combined with glass seed beads for contrasting detail, while shell wampum beads offer a different natural material for projects requiring shell rather than glass.
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Bead Sizes and Approximate Quantities
The standard silver-lined sizes average approximately 1,000 No. 2 beads, 750 No. 3 beads, or 350 No. 5 beads per ounce. Counts vary with individual bead dimensions and finishes; use the specific product listing for ordering details.
Creating Linear Accents
Bugle beads create clean straight lines and can be used as borders or elongated decorative elements. Check thread durability at cut-glass edges, especially in flexible or frequently worn beadwork. See Choosing Needles and Thread for Beadwork (opens in a new tab).
