Traditional Czech Beads
Tubes / Pipes

Czech seed beads in the shape of a short cylinder (known as PRECIOSA Tubes or PRECIOSA Pipes) which are produced using similar technology to that used of other types of seed beads, i.e. by cutting glass pipes with a round or square hole. The difference between Tubes and Pipes is visible at first glance. Tubes are cut straight, while pipes are cut diagonally. Tubes are made in sizes of 2 – 5 mm and pipes are made in sizes of 2.5 – 5 mm.
PRECIOSA Tubes include Macco (1 mm), Delica (1.3 mm) and Unica (1.6 mm) which are specific thanks to their small size.
Short name / Articles Sizes |
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Tubes-RH / 321 11 001 2 x 2 mm, 2.5 x 2.5 mm, 3 x 3 mm, 3.5 x 3.5 mm ,4 x 4 mm, 4.5 x 4.5 mm, 5 x 5 mm |
round round |
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Tubes-SH / 321 12 001 1.3 x 1.3 mm, 1.7 x 1.7 mm, 2 x 2 mm, 2.2 x 2.2 mm, 2.5 x 2.5 mm |
round square |
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Tubes-TwSH / 321 27 001 10 x 4 mm, 15 x 4 mm, 20 x 4 mm |
round square twisted |
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Pipes Bevelled-RH / 321 51 001 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 4.5 mm, 5 mm |
round bevelled round |
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Macco-RH / 321 11 001 1 x 1 mm, 2 x 1 mm, 4 x 1 mm |
round round |
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Delica-RH / 321 11 001 1.3 x 1.3 mm, 2 x 1.3 mm, 4 x 1.3 mm |
round round |
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Delica rounded-RH / 321 11 001 1.3 x 1.6 mm |
round, rounded ends round |
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Unica-RH / 321 11 001 1.6 x 1.6 mm |
round round |
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Art. | Size (mm) | Approx. pcs/kg | Approx. pcs/Lb |
Macco | 1 x 1 | 588 240 | 266 826 |
Macco | 2 x 1 | 270 270 | 122 594 |
Macco | 4 x 1 | 169 490 | 76 881 |
Delica | 1.3 x 1.3 | 322 580 | 146 322 |
Unica | 1.6 x 1.6 | 196 080 | 88 942 |
Tubes-SH | 1.3 x 1.3 | 341 000 | 154 678 |
Tubes-SH | 1.7 x 1.7 | 192 000 | 87 091 |
Tubes-SH | 2 x 2 | 126 600 | 57 426 |
Tubes-SH | 2.2 x 2.2 | 77 750 | 35 267 |
Tubes-SH | 2.5 x 2.5 | 52 630 | 23 873 |
Tubes-TWSH | 10 x 4 | 4 230 | 1 919 |
Tubes-TWSH | 15 x 4 | 3 090 | 1 402 |
Tubes-TWSH | 20 x 4 | 2 340 | 1 061 |
Pipes Bevelled-RH | 2.5 | 46 520 | 21 101 |
Pipes Bevelled-RH | 3 | 27 400 | 12 429 |
Pipes Bevelled-RH | 3.5 | 14 200 | 6 441 |
Pipes Bevelled-RH | 4 | 11 500 | 5 216 |
Pipes Bevelled-RH | 4.5 | 8 850 | 4 014 |
Pipes Bevelled-RH | 5 | 5 420 | 2 459 |