Miyuki is Japan’s oldest seed bead manufacturer. Miyuki seed beads are known for being high quality beads. They are very uniform in size & shape. The holes are larger, than many other brands, allowing for more passes of thread. The Miyuki seed beads working beautifully for bead weaving, beadwork, simple stringing for jewelry & more. The beads are packed in a reusable 5 plastic tube. Opaque (OP) - a solid color that does not transmit light. You cannot see through the glass. Color 407 is an orange-ish red, for Christmas red look for color 408. Size: 11o Length/Width: 2mm x 2mm. Approximate hole size: 1mm. Material: Glass Manufacturer: Miyuki Co, Japan Approximate grams per tube: 24 grams Approximate beads per gram: 110 Approximate beads per tube: 2600 Approximate beads per inch: 18 Quantity: 1 tube of beads. The color name & Miyuki number are in the title line. Example: 11-999. The 11 indicates the size, the rest is the Miyuki color number. The photographs are much larger than the actual items. Please refer to the measurements above for size accuracy. Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 Opaque Red 11-407 24G Japanese Beads, Size 11 Glass Rocaille Bead, Bead