Seed Beads are round, Delicas are small tubelur beads

Delicas are more of a size *11 and they are a cylinder bead, not rounded like seed beads. Delicas also have larger holes than the average seed bead which make them perfect for multiple passes. HTH.

Yes they can and more times than you would think. I use Nymo B as well. It's great when you need to go through many times. You can test this out by just running your threaded needle through you 11/0 seed bead over and over and count the times. Also, use a size 12 needle or even smaller if necessary.

You can use our Griffin Silk cord to string Swarovski Crystals and Pearls:

http://www.artbeads.com/stringing-materials-griffin-silk-bead-cord.html

You can also use our jewelry wires such as Zamba Pro:

http://www.artbeads.com/zamba-pro-jewelry-wire.html

The thread we carry is made more for seed beads.

8g are in an 8g bag

Artbeads.com is full of Japanese Beads, Toho's and Delica's are considered percision, Delica's are cylinder which lends itself nicely to beadweaving. In my opinion, there is no 2nd best, some feel Chez beads are but I tend to disagree.

There are special needles made just for beading, with very narrow eyes that slip through the bead's holes easily. You can find them in hobby and sewing stores in packets of four, but they're extremely expensive that way -- it's much more economical to buy them in packages of 25 or more from bead supply specialists.

I find that size 10 needles work for most everything I do, but once in awhile I need the smaller size 12s. I've never had to go down any smaller than that, even for size 15-0 beads.

And may I recommend beeswax to condition your thread and make it easier to thread these tiny needles? Personally, I like plain, natural beeswax much better than the synthetic thread conditioners... but it can be hard to find. In sewing stores, you'll often see a whitish material labeled beeswax, but it's not -- it's that slippery synthetic stuff. Real beeswax is light golden brown.

Hope this is helpful!

the number of beads per 8g bag depends on the size of beads.

Kristen, if you are making a multi-strand bracelet and the other 2 strands are using beading wire then you can use the beading wire for your seed bead strand. I would use 21-strand beading wire to give your bracelet flexibility.

Here is a link to our Learning Center that shows you how to make an even Peyote stitch and how to embellish the even Peyote stitch as well:

http://www.artbeads.com/seed-bead-tips.html

We have a jewelry kit that shows you how to make a beaded bail necklace:

http://www.artbeads.com/beaded-bail-necklace-kit.html

Also in our Learning Center we have many jewelry design ideas that include seed beads such as:

http://www.artbeads.com/abacus-plume-necklace.html
http://www.artbeads.com/fire-and-ice-necklace.html
http://www.artbeads.com/where-i-bead.html