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Mini beads

Hama’s smallest ironing bead, 2.5 millimetres across, for jewellery and detailed designs, from the age of ten.

Made by
Hama
First made
1978

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Earrings made from blue and green Hama Mini beads
Earrings made from blue and green Hama Mini beads
A flower brooch made from Mini beads
A flower brooch made from Mini beads

Pictures © Hama, from hama.dk.

Why it is renowned

Mini beads are the smallest of Hama’s three bead sizes, half the width of the Midi bead.1 Hama makes them for jewellery, decorations and small, detailed designs.2

The story

Hama added the Mini bead in 1978, seven years after its first beads.3 A Mini bead is at least 2.5 millimetres across and 2.5 millimetres long, and has pegboards made for its size.1 Hama recommends it from the age of ten.1 Like the other sizes, it is laid on a pegboard and fused with an iron, a method Hama brought in at the end of the 1970s.3

Sources
  1. Questions and answers (FAQ). hama.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  2. 10,500 Mini beads and pegboards in box. hama.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  3. The story of Hama. hama.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  4. Fuse beads - Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 1 October 2026.

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