Ask the Experts Metal Beads Q&A

What are liquid silver beads and how do you use them?

- Brenda

Liquid silver beads are small (2mm x 1mm to 6mm x 1.5mm) silver tube beads. Similarly, liquid gold beads are small gold tube beads. They come in smooth and twisted varieties. When strung onto Accu-Flex® beading wire in large quantities they look like flexible ''rivers'' of silver to which their name refers. It is important to use Accu-Flex beading wire with liquid silver beads because the metal tubes have sharp edges that can cause thread to fray.