Paper bead templates: oval, tube, bicone beads

A paper bead is made by rolling a strip of paper around a stick and gluing the end, so the strip's shape sets the bead's shape. These nine pictures give three strip shapes: long triangles that roll into oval beads, rectangles that roll into tube beads, and tapered strips that roll into double cones. Each comes as black line art, printed colour and a children's sheet. Type another bead, such as spiral beads, and the strip layout stays the same.

• beads for a necklace or a bracelet
• a craft project for older children
• a handmade gift of jewellery
• a beading lesson in a classroom

Frequently asked questions

What do the nine pictures show?

Strip sheets for oval, tube and bicone beads, each in three styles.

How do I roll a bead?

Cut the strip along the solid lines, roll it around a stick and glue the end. The drawing beside each strip shows the rolled bead.

Does the strip shape change the bead?

Yes. Triangles roll into ovals, rectangles into tubes, and tapered strips into double cones.

Can I ask for another bead shape?

Yes, type a shape such as striped beads. That is a request, and the strips may not match the sample.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.