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Maxi beads

Hama’s largest ironing bead, 10 millimetres across, made for small hands from the age of three.

Made by
Hama
First made
1982

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Maxi beads in a glass beside a dog-shaped pegboard being filled
Maxi beads in a glass beside a dog-shaped pegboard being filled
Butterflies, coasters and a basket ironed from Maxi beads on a garden table
Butterflies, coasters and a basket ironed from Maxi beads on a garden table

Pictures © Hama, from hama.dk.

Why it is renowned

The Maxi is Hama's largest ironing bead: 10 millimetres across, twice the width of the Midi, and the size Hama recommends for the youngest children, from the age of three.1

The story

Hama brought out the Maxi bead in 1982, after the Midi of 1971 and the Mini of 1978.2 A Maxi bead is 10 millimetres across and 10 millimetres long, and it has pegboards of its own, sized to the bead.1 Hama sells it in kits with a shaped pegboard, such as a small dog.3

Sources
  1. Questions and answers (FAQ). hama.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  2. The story of Hama. hama.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  3. Maxi bead kit blister - small dog. hama.dk, read 1 October 2026.

Last checked 2 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.