Many craftswomen are probably familiar with this situation.

        You go to the craft shop to buy beads for a new project, come home pleased – and it turns out your hamster-stash already holds some of the numbers you just bought. And the thoughts begin: "How could I forget I already had this number?", "It’s probably time to start keeping track of my stash."

             For exactly such cases, we offer you a reference list of Preciosa bead article numbers in which you can keep your own notes.

              A reference guide listing Preciosa bead article numbers from our Living Preciosa Map for 2023, gathering over 2000 bead article numbers.

          By the way, I have also included the now-outdated VDV numbers in the list, because they still appear in their patterns even though you will no longer find them on the website.

           And one more thing: VDV sometimes change their bead coding, so I have written the old numbers into the guide as well, since VDV still print outdated numbers in their patterns.

          Many of my followers probably already know that I track the new beads arriving in Ukraine and, of course, watch which beads VDV import – you will find their coding for the new items in the guide too.

Matte beads and square-hole beads are listed separately.

        And plenty of space is left for your own notes

See my video overview for more details

And if you match beads to bead embroidery patterns, take a look at our Preciosa Czech Bead Palette, where the beads are grouped by colour. With ready-made keys and smooth shade transitions, all you have to do is drop them into your bead embroidery patterns.

A GIFT!!! We are giving you a photo of one of our keepsake Preciosa Czech bead palettes. With it, it will be convenient to match beads to patterns on your own, without the help of bead sellers.

The manufacturer reserves the right to change the product’s contents, the appearance of components and the colour palette without prior notice.