The Beadsmith Bead Tube Tower - Storage Unit for Large & Small Bead Tubes, 8 x 16 Inches, Folds Easily for Storage, Portable, Includes Clear Zippered Pouch w/Handle

I really love this thing. I can fit a lot of tubes of beads in it, but if your beads come in the shorter, "fatter" tubes, you will not be able to fill this up. I use half of the fatter tubes and half of the ones that are a little thinner (but if they're too much taller than the others you won't be able to fit beads on top or under them). Having too many of the shortest tubes makes it hard to fill all the elastic loops--if you do, the material will "bow out." That's a problem for me because most of my tubes are the shorter, fatter size.I have a very few tubes that actually developed cracks from being in the tower. Those are the ones with no give, though; most bead tubes are thin plastic with some give.I leave this in its triangle shape at all times. I couldn't get it back in its plastic container after putting just a few bead tubes in it. This isn't an issue for me, as I only bead at home, but it could be an issue for you.All in all, I'd buy this again. In fact, I'm getting ready to do just that.

Item arrived with a big hole. Sent pics to vendor, no response. Returning for a replacement. Handy gadget.

I have a lot of tubes of beads, mostly of Delicas and some Diamond Duos here and there. They come in the little 2.5" tubes, which I have been storing in just a regular plastic craft box. But with the amount of commissions I've been having as of late, I need an easier way to see all the colors/finshes and access them just as quickly. So someone suggested this product. Like a few, I am a bit wary when reading reviews and decided to buy one, if not, as a temporary solution. I checked the product when it came in, and it looked good. However, I found a few flaws to the design.1 - The material for the backing of the tower is very flimsy, sort of akin to those flexible cutting boards. I was hoping it was stronger, like the thinner acrylic panels used for simple window repair.2 - The elastic is very tight for the default 2.5" tubes. Probably hurt myself several times trying to get my little canisters in. But once they're in, I don't have to worry about them falling out. I don't think I'll be fitting my tubes of Super Duos into this one though, and I know for sure my Toho tubes are not going to fit at all since they taper outwards towards the middle before tapering back in. This leads to a full side pulling on the covering itself pretty badly to the point that the stretches the fabric and starts to rip. The thinner tubes, I think the 3.5" tubes, fit a little better without problems, but they are a bit loose. For sure, I can't fit my squared Czech tubes either. So, I need to look into other options for these other sized tubes.3 - The covering for the panel is somewhat durable, but not enough to survive being stretched by a fully loaded elastic band for a long time.So, overall, it's good for a temp solution, but for the long run, I suggest you guys make your own with similar design in mind but with better, stronger materials, and a lot of reinforcement to survive all the stress from stretching.

I have the usual problems getting my seed beads organized. I have to say that this concept is the best so far for being able to access and see my collection. That said, the item itself could have better workmanship. Although I have no rips or tears, it is easy to guess that at some point in the future, a rip or tear in one or two of my loops holding my tubes is probably inevitable. There are several which are not tied down properly. Also, as another reviewer reported, the case is a half inch too small at the top which leads to a struggle containing a fully packed storage unit into its clear plastic container. However, with perseverance, it will go in. I am not sure how much I would actually use the case for my purposes...probably only occasionally for a bead retreat so this may not be much of a problem. As I said, it will fit if you take a couple of minutes to wrangle it in and are careful in the zipper area. The unit stays folded up on its own without the case. Another worry is that the cardboard inside may become weakened over time by the weight of the beads and bend the unit out of shape. However, no sign of this yet...just a worry.A wonderful feature is the velcro flap which when fastened enables your tower to stand up on your workbench or table. And it does stand up...very sturdy! This is pretty darned wonderful!The tower is not too big overall...just about right. It is about the same width as a piece of typing paper and only two inches longer than a piece of legal paper. Nicely compact and easy to move around! I can now see all of my seed beads, nicely organized into a compact place! Each unit holds a good amount of tubes, especially the small ones!Overall, I am quite pleased. Two are not enough. I need to order at least 2 more. One for my hex, triangles and 15/0. Another one for my bead mixes and 8/0s. I may have too many seed beads!

It’s been a while since I’ve used continental tubes and now I recall why. The tubes are poorly manufactured. During the install the valve cores came undone multiple times while removing the pump. I suppose it’s good that it comes in a 5 pack because you may only 1 or 2 that can hold air. I had 3 pop consecutively after installation was complete. I under-inflated reccomended pressure ,using 80psi instead of the rated 100-120psi. I Thouroughly cleaned and inspected the rim for any sharp edge , debree, or flaw in rim tape , and used no tools that could of punctured the tubes, and still popped 3 of them before I could even ride the bike. I popped a 4th tube on short ride around the neighborhood with my wife. I threw the 5th away. I bought a new set under a different brand name, from a local shop and have not had any issues since. Avoid the frustration, buy anything else.

The bead tower arrived much sooner than the first due date and was packed well.I am disappointed to say that I agree with the other negative reviews. The elastic is far to firm to allow even reasonable insertion of the tubes, it could be far more elasticised and still keep the the containers secure. The stitching of the loops in my opinion should be at least an 8th of an inch more apart for each loop to stop the tubes arching upwards whilst containing the tubes. The tubes I use are the same as in the picture of the tower, but I also found that I had to miss every third loop and also slide the tubes (with great difficulty) reversing head to tail each time. Because the elastic requires such force to push the tube in I’m expecting tears and splits.I’ve kept the item because I did not want the hassle and expense of returning it.The concept of the tower is very good but the materials used let the whole thing down.

Great idea but you really need a mix of big and small tubes to get the most out of this. The elastic is so tight that it’s virtually impossible to have most than a couple of big tubes stored beneath each other and if you do have too many the whole thing bows.

I am delighted with this item which holds all of my test tubes filled with seed beads. The transparent case in which it comes makes it highly portable. One could take it to a bead shop so that one as a record of the beads one already has and not replicate them.

No bad reflection on Beadaholique but the product itself is okay. Doesn't close properly when filled with test tubes although it will still fit into plastic bag it comes in. However it does do the job as advertised but a little tweaking with the design would make it better.

Neat way to store seed beads for beading projects, much easier to find what you are looking for than when rolling around in boxes of draws!