Bead Shapes                                                               

Not all beads are round.  Hard stones can be carved into almost any shape, although many are cut to similar facets as natural crystal gems like diamonds.  Furthermore, these faceted beads need not be round either - they can be made oval, square, rhombus, and a whole range of other forms.  Beads of differing shape add interest to the design of a necklace or bracelet. 

Many shapes are obvious like “heart” or “leaf” - but others, like “briolette” or “rombus” are not so well know.  As a beader, you should familiarize yourself to the standard shapes available, so you know what you will be getting without looking at a picture.  Don’t forget beads are three-dimensional: so round or oval can also be flat or puff.  Pillow can be rectangle or square, and nugget can be almost any shape not uniform (sometimes called freeform).

Below is a list of the most common shapes:        Order By Shape               Stone Properties

Abacus		Barrel		Bicone
Briolette		Button		Bottle
Cabochon		Capsule		Cube
Disc		Dog Bone		Donut
Drum		Fancy Drop		Flower
Heart		Puff Heart		Hour-glass
Leaf		Moon		Nugget
Flat Oval		Puff Oval		Pillow
Rhombus		Rectangle		Wavy Rectangle
Rice		Ring		Rondell
Round		Faceted Round		Spangle
Square		Wavy Square		Star
Triangle		Teardrop		Tube

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