{"product_id":"the-mosaic-forge-fuse-beads-set","title":"The Mosaic Forge | Fuse Beads in 2.6mm and 5mm, 24 to 72 Colour Assortments","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-narrative\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003eColour is a material before it becomes a decoration. Long before a screen taught us to think in pixels, children and craftspeople were laying coloured plastic on a pegboard, one bead at a time, building images that could be lifted off the table and hung on a wall. Fuse beads are the quiet ancestor of the digital image, and they still do something a screen cannot: they leave an object behind. This is a working material for people who think with their hands, sold in quantities that assume you will keep going after the first panel is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003eThe set is built around two bead diameters. The 2.6mm bead is the fine instrument, narrow enough to render eyes, leaf veins and letterforms without the image turning to mush. The 5mm bead is the broad brush, faster to place, sturdier in the finished panel, and the better choice for large fills, coasters and classroom projects. Both are pressed from food-grade EVA, which melts at a consistent temperature and cools into a flat, rigid sheet rather than the uneven, brittle web that cheaper recycled plastics produce. A household iron and a sheet of parchment are the only tools required. There is no glue, no press, and no curing time beyond a minute of cooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003eAssortments run from 24 to 72 colours, and the bulk counts are honest ones: 4,800, 9,600, 10,800, 13,000, 26,000 and 39,000 pieces, plus half-kilo bags for studios that buy colour by weight instead of by count. Beads behave predictably under heat, they trim cleanly at the edge of a panel, and the fused surface takes a matte sheen that photographs well. For a workshop, a therapy room or a classroom, the useful number is not the colour count but how many panels a box will finish before the next order, and these quantities answer that question directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#4a4a4a;font-style:italic;border-left:3px solid #b08d57;padding-left:16px;margin:26px 0 0 0;\"\u003eA screen forgets what you made by morning. A fused panel still hangs there a decade later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-features\" style=\"margin-top:32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px 0;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eWhat You Are Actually Buying\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  Two bead diameters in one system: 2.6mm for fine detail work, 5mm for broad fills and larger panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  Food-grade EVA compound: uniform melt point, clean fusion, no acrid smell and no warped edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  24, 48 and 72 colour assortments, sorted and bagged so no shade arrives short-counted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  Fuses under a household iron and parchment paper: no glue, no clamp, no press required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  Cools into a flat rigid sheet that holds its shape, so finished panels can be stacked, framed or drilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  Trims cleanly at the border, which means the join between two panels can be made invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#b08d57;\"\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e  Bulk counts from 4,800 up to 39,000 pieces, sized for studios, therapy rooms and classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px 0;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  EVA compound, food-grade grade\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eBead diameters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  2.6 mm (fine) and 5 mm (standard)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eColour range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  24 \/ 48 \/ 72 colour assortments\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003ePack quantities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  4,800 \/ 9,600 \/ 10,800 \/ 13,000 \/ 26,000 \/ 39,000 pcs and 500 g bags\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eFusing method\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  Household iron, medium heat, parchment barrier\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eFinished panel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  Flat, rigid, trimmable with standard scissors\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eBoard compatibility\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  Standard fuse-bead pegboards in matching pitch\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eAge guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  14+ (small parts, not for children under three)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eCertification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  CE, China 3C\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eColourfastness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  Stable under indoor light, avoid prolonged direct sun\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  Dry, sealed, away from heat sources\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003e  Mainland China\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-applications\" style=\"margin-top:32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px 0;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eWhere This Belongs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0;\"\u003eThis is the material of choice in occupational therapy rooms, where placing a bead exercises the same pinch grip and sustained attention that handwriting demands, and where the fused result gives a patient something to take home after a session. Teachers use the 5mm bead for classroom projects because a panel survives a school bag. Model makers and pixel artists use the 2.6mm bead to translate sprite art into a physical object at a scale that fits on a desk. Small studios that sell handmade goods at markets buy by the half-kilo and work through colour in a predictable order, which is why the bulk counts matter as much as the shade range: a repeatable product needs a repeatable supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-faq\" style=\"margin-top:32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px 0;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eQuestions Worth Asking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px 0;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eWhat is the difference between the 2.6mm and 5mm beads?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003eThe 2.6mm bead is finer and slower to place, and it holds small detail that the 5mm bead cannot. The 5mm bead covers area faster and produces a sturdier panel, which is why it dominates classroom and large-format work. Check the size on the variant before ordering; the two diameters do not share a pegboard pitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px 0;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eDo I need a special iron or press?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003eNo. A standard household iron on medium heat, used through a sheet of parchment paper, fuses the beads evenly. Work in slow circles, lift the iron rather than dragging it, and let the panel cool flat under a weight for a minute before lifting it off the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px 0;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eHow many beads does a typical panel need?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003eA coaster-sized panel at 5mm pitch consumes roughly 400 to 600 beads. A 20 by 30 cm panel consumes closer to 2,400. The smaller bulk counts are for test pieces and single gifts; the 13,000 and 26,000 counts are what a studio actually works through in a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px 0;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eWill the colours look the same as on screen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003eScreens over-saturate. Expect the physical bead to sit one step warmer or cooler than the preview, and build your palette from the physical beads rather than from a photo. Mixing a shade on the board before fusing is the only reliable way to judge it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px 0;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eCan finished panels be cut or drilled?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003eYes, once fully cooled. The fused EVA trims with standard scissors and takes a small drill bit without shattering, which is how panels get mounted, hung or joined into a larger composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px 0;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eIs this suitable for children?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4a4a;\"\u003eThe manufacturer rates the set 14+ because of small parts. 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