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Common Jewelry-Supply Terms and Measurements
- What are jewelry findings? "Findings" is the generic term for
metal jewelry components — bar pins, posts, charms, barrette backs,
etc.
- A common unit of measurement that you will find in the jewelry component
industry is a gross. This is normally abbreviated GR.
Do not mistake GR (gross) for g (gram)!
1 gross (1GR) is always 144 pieces (12 dozen), no matter what the finding.
- 1 gram (1g) is a weight, rather than a certain number of pieces. Usually,
only very tiny findings, such as crimp beads, are measured in grams.
Almost all other findings are sold by the gross (144 pieces).
Some beads are measured in 50-gram bags, with discounts for full kilograms.
1kg=1,000g; A 50-gram bag is 1/20th of a full kilogram bag. Most items
measured this way are inexpensive, and somewhat irregular in size, such
as "E" beads.
- 1 mass=1,200 beads. Czech manufacturers normally package their beads
by the mass, so quantity discounts are often available for full masses
of one size/color/type of bead.
- In case you've never gotten along with millimeters, or in case you
need to do some conversions and never got along with algebra, check
out our millimeter and inch conversions for
easy conversions back and forth between inches and millimeters. (Handy
estimates, and exact calculator conversion methods.)
Just Getting Started in the Business?
Do you need a tax number? Even if you aren't
in Washington State, you might want to take a look at our
Washington state resale number information.
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