The median nerve is the one that supplies sensation to the thumb side of the hand; if the nerve becomes compressed within that tunnel, numbness in thumb and fingers can occur. Several factors may have caused your median nerve to become compressed.
Vary the bead sizes on your jewelry pieces for an attractive beading display. 1  Compare bead length to inches to understand bead sizing. 2  Fill a 16-inch strand with beads of varying sizes to see the difference in size. 3  Compare seed bead sizes to inches to help size them.  Add bugle beads to jewelry according to size.
Luster - Influenced by transparency and thickness of the nacre, and the bead nucleus used. 1  Pearls with nacre too thin or opaque tend to look chalky rather than iridescent. Nacre thickness of 0.5 mm or greater is needed for a good luster. Prices are higher for thicker nacre.