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Small Freshwater Pearl Beads
Small Freshwater Pearl Beads are extremely popular right now. We pearl under 4mm as "small". They are much more difficult to develop the pearls, so the price per strand is higher.

Small pearls can be used for smaller, more delicate designs or as spacer beads for larger pearl pieces. You will also find them used for bead applique on evening bags or bridal dresses.

Small pearls have very small holes: Thread size for most small pearls on is usually #2; ultra-small pearls may need #1 or an even smaller thread size. Use Beadalon .012" or thinner if you prefer stranded wire products.
 
 
Rice, Natural, Tiny seed pearls, 2.5x1.7mm, 1 Strand
Natural Rice Seed Pearls 2.5x1.7mm
Item #: RC-25NT-01
Availability:
Tiny rice pearls like these are often referred to as "seed pearls". This batch was selected for their natural color in the peach tones with rose highlights. Shapes and size are rather uniform and luster is very good, 2.5x1.7mm. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.10mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$15.00
10 – 49$12.75
50 +$10.50
Quantity:  
 
Rice, White, Tiny seed pearls, 2-2.5x1.6mm, 1 Strand
White Rice Seed Pearls, 1.6mm Wide
Item #: RC-25WH-02
Availability:
Some folks like really small pearls. Well, it doesn't get much smaller than this. Sometimes called "seed pearls", these very small white rice pearls are only about 1.6mm wide, drilled lengths range 2-2.5mm. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.10mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$18.00
10 – 49$15.30
50 +$12.60
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Rice, Peacock, 2-2.8mm x 2mm, 1 Strand
Tiny Peacock Rice Pearl Beads 2x2.5mm
Item #: RC-25PC-01
Availability:
These tiny Peacock rice pearls have nice highlights in tones in a range of colors - blues and purples are predominant. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) are very uniform at 2mm; pearls range 2-2.8mm on the drilled length. You'll typically find about 140 pearls on these strands. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.10mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$11.40
10 – 49$9.69
50 +$7.98
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Button, Bronze, 2.3-2.6mm, 1 Strand
Tiny Bronze Buttons, 2.3-2.6mm
Item #: BT-25BZ-01
Availability:
These great looking tiny Bronze Button pearls are just the thing to coordinate with today's brown fashions! Highlight colors include gold, olivine and rose. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) range 2.3-2.7mm, you'll typically find about 240 pearls on these strands. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.13mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$11.40
10 – 49$9.69
50 +$7.98
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Button, Baby Pink, 2.3-2.7mm, 1 Strand
Tiny Baby Pink Buttons, 2.3-2.7mm
Item #: BT-25PK-01
Availability:
We've been asking our suppliers for ages for tiny pearls in dyed colors. We just recently have been getting a few choices, such as these lovely Baby Pink buttons. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) range 2.3-2.7mm, and you find about 220-240 pearls per strand. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.11mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$8.60
10 – 49$7.31
50 +$6.02
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Button, Copper, 2.3-2.6mm, 1 Strand
Tiny Copper Buttons, 2.3-2.6mm
Item #: BT-25CP-01
Availability:
Beautiful coppery tones are the centerpiece of these colorful tiny button pearls. Highlight colors in rose and olivine. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) range 2.3-2.7mm, you'll typically find about 230 pearls on these strands. Some pearls have tiny holes where a drilled hole was attempted (hard to see, but visible using a loupe). Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.13mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$9.80
10 – 49$8.33
50 +$6.86
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Button, Pink, 3.2mm, 1 Strand
Tiny Pink Buttons, 3.2mm
Item #: BT-30PK-01
Availability:
Very good luster enhances these tiny button pearls have have been dyed a medium pink color. You will occasionally find a pearl that has picked up a little more color than the rest. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) tend to be 3.2mm but there are a few as large as 3.6mm. About 200 pearls per strand; temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.13mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$7.80
10 – 49$6.63
50 +$5.46
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Button, Natural color, Pink/Rose, 2.6-3.1mm, 1 Strand
Natural Tiny Buttons, 2.6-3.1mm
Item #: BT-30NT-02
Availability:
These naturally colored pearls have been selected in rose/peach color tones. Very good to excellent luster in diameters of 2.6mm to 3.1mm. Drilled dimension averages 1.8mm. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.13mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$7.20
10 – 49$6.12
50 +$5.04
Quantity:  
 
Rice, Gold/Topaz, 3.5-4mm x 3.2mm, 1 Strand
Topaz Gold Rice Pearl Beads 3.5-4mm
Item #: RC-35GD-01
Availability:
It is very unusual in the freshwater pearl market to find small pearls in dyed colors (almost all pearls under 4mm are available only in the natural color tones). We found an exception in these golden Topaz colored rice pearls. Shapes are very uniform and luster is very good, a few pearls have slight banding, 3.5-4mm on the drilled dimension and 3.2mm wide.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$7.50
10 – 49$6.38
50 +$5.25
Quantity:  
 
Potato, Silver, 3.8-4.3mm, 1 Strand
Silver Potato Pearl Beads 3.9-4.3mm
Item #: PT-40SV-01
Availability:
These small potato pearls start with a lighter toned silver base color, then pink and blue are the predominant highlight colors. Pearls measure 3.8-4.3mm on the undrilled dimension and about 3.5mm on the drilled dimension.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$6.15
10 – 49$5.23
50 +$4.31
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Rice, White, 4.5-5mm x 3.4-3.7mm, 1 Strand
White Rice Pearl Beads 4.5-3.7mm
Item #: RC-45WH-01
Availability:
These small rice pearls are a very uniform creamy white color. They have very good luster, some pearls have light banding or slight dimples, 4.5-5mm x 3.4-3.7mm.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$5.50
10 – 49$4.68
50 +$3.85
Quantity:  
 
Button, Gold, 4.5mm, 1 Strand
Gold Buttons, 4.5mm
Item #: BT-45GD-02
Availability:
Very uniform pearl shapes, medium gold color, and very good luster. Most pearls are equally rounded on both flatter sides (very few pearls have a flattened side), 4.5mm diameter, about 3.5mm on the drilled dimension.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$8.55
10 – 49$7.27
50 +$5.99
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Tiny Nugget Pearls, Gold, 3-4mm x 3mm, 1 Strand
Gold Tiny Nugget Pearl Beads
Item #: NG-30GD-02
Availability:
These ultra small nugget pearl are a uniform shade of medium gold with highlights of yellow and green and have a bit of a bronzy tone. They very uniform in size - the undrilled dimension of the pearl ranging about 3-4mm, and the widths (drilled dimension) are only 3mm. Almost all pearls will have one flat side. Hole sizes are very small: they are temporarily strung on 2 threads that measure 0.1mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$3.80
10 – 49$3.23
50 +$2.66
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Nugget Pearls, Peridot Green, 4.2-5mm x 3.5mm, 1 Strand
Peridot Green Tiny Nugget Pearl Beads
Item #: NG-35GR-01
Availability:
Tiny nugget pearls in a very popular color - Peridot Green - great for those spring and summer designs! Pearls are somewhat elongated on the undrilled dimension of the pearl, ranging 4.2 to 5mm. The pearl widths (drilled dimension) are about 3.5mm. Almost all pearls will have one flat side. Hole sizes are very small: they are temporarily strung on 2 threads that measure 0.1mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$4.20
10 – 49$3.57
50 +$2.94
Quantity:  
 
Tiny Nugget Pearls, Natural Peach, 4.5-5mm x 3.5mm, 1 Strand
Natural Peach Tiny Nugget Pearl Beads
Item #: NG-35NT-01
Availability:
These tiny nugget pearls are a natural color peach color: the color comes from the mussel - not from dyeing. The luster is especially nice on this group. Pearls measure 4.5 to 5mm on the undrilled dimension. The pearl widths (drilled dimension) are about 3.5-3.8mm. Hole sizes are very small: they are temporarily strung on 2 threads that measure 0.1mm each.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$4.20
10 – 49$3.57
50 +$2.94
Quantity:  

How Many Small Pearls on a Strand?

The numbers in this table are approximate and will vary between strands.

Pearl size
(average) 		How many Pearls
on a Strand
3mm133
3.5mm114
4mm100
4.5mm89
5mm80
5.5mm73
6mm67
6.5mm61
7mm57
7.5mm53
8mm50
8.5mm47
9mm44
10mm40
11mm36

Pearl buying tips:

Freshwater pearls are temporarily strung and sold by the strand. Strands are usually 15.5-16" long (40 cm).

Pearls are a natural product and some styles and colors will be available only in limited amounts. Though we try to buy pearls that can be re-stocked, some styles may not be available again. So, we suggest you purchase all the strands that you need for a particular project at the same time.

Our pearls are priced based on their overall quality. Higher priced pearls will be more consistent in color and shape and have better luster. Small pearls also will be higher in price (more labor to prepare the strands) as will very large pearls (more rare and they take longer to culture).

The freshwater pearls we sell at abeadstore.com and PearlBeadSale.com are all cultured pearls; for more information about the pearl culturing process please see the All About Pearls page on our wholesale website PearlBeadSale.com. For more tips and information about selecting and buying Freshwater Pearls, please visit Pearl Buying Tips. .
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