These beads are definitely lovely. The issue I ran into, unfortunately, is the the hole is so small that not even a small needle can fit through it. I went back and looked at the description, and the shop posted the description of the bead as having a hole that was "approximately 1mm." I purchased beads from a different shop that had holes listed as 1.3mm, which a needle CAN fit through fairly easily, so I incorrectly assumed that I'd be fine ordering beads with a hole that was "approximately 1mm." Unfortunately I was mistaken about that. I would just be aware that these beads in particular have been somewhat difficult to work with because of the small hole. They are beautiful though, so if you can work with a 1mm(is) hole, I by all means would recommend them!