Introducing Aiko Precision Cylinder Seed Beads

If you are a lover of seed beads, you’ll definitely want to use TOHO Aiko seed beads in your jewelry designs. These cylinder seed beads are made with a special state-of-the-art machine to be highly consistent and precise. Why the name Aiko? They are named after the president of TOHO’s wife, to honor his determination to make these the finest beads in the world. With such precise seed beads, you won’t have to worry about culling them and they are so easy to work with. Just look at how perfect they look compared to similar seed beads:

Seed Bead Comparison

As you can see, TOHO Aiko seed beads create clean, straight rows within the stitch. There is some size variance with other seed beads, but Aiko seed beads are nicknamed “The Perfect Cylinder Bead” for a reason. Not only do they line up beautifully within stitches like brick and peyote, they feel nice. These little beads will provide a smooth, silken finish to any beaded piece created with them.

These little cylinder beads are starting to become our jewelry designers’ favorites to work with and we have lots of free tutorials in our Design Studio featuring these excellent little beads. We made the loom bracelet above with a variety of colorful Aiko seed beads to create a patchwork look. We also made lovely earrings in smoldering sunset colors:

These earrings feature a variation of the Russian Leaf stitch. Because the Aiko seed beads are so precise and full of vibrant color, the geometric patterns created within the stitch show up wonderfully.

Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia Kimura also had fun discovering how amazing Aiko seed beads are. She used them in this peyote stitch ring. Once again, the seed beads line up perfectly in the stitch and the ring is ultra comfortable to wear thanks to the smooth, consistent feel of the beads. This ring also shows off some of the bright and amazing colors available! You can see even more jewelry design tutorials made with TOHO Aiko seed beads here.

TOHO’s Aiko seed beads are available on Artbeads.com and we offer over 900 colors to choose from. You’re sure to find the perfect colors for your creations. And remember, if you know the color code of your favorite TOHO beads, you might also be find the same colors available in the Aiko line. We were able to match some of these amazing colors to one of our favorite color palettes inspired by Cynthia’s travels:

Aiko Color Palette

These colors are inspired by the ocean blue, floral red, and lush green colors found on Cynthia’s home island of New Caledonia. The Aiko seed beads we paired up with this palette are just perfect for recreating that tropical feel.

Aiko seed beads featured:

We also offer beautiful Aiko Bundles for you to pick the perfect color palettes for your seed bead designs. These specially selected palettes of colors feature separate 4g packs of each color so you can use each one however you like. Buying the bundles will also save you 5% compared to buying each color individually, so it’s a great way to save while adding to your design palette.

We hope you fall in love with TOHO Aiko seed beads just as much as we did! They really are special seed beads that can make all the difference in a project. Once you’ve worked with them, make sure to leave a product review for them on our website and share pictures in our Private Facebook Group (or tag us on Instagram).

Introducing Aiko Precision Cylinder Seed Beads – TOHO’s “Perfect Bead”