Korean Rhinestone
Korean Rhinestone is a fashionable accessory materials and an important part of garment accessories.
Development
In the early, the Korean Rhinestone can be divided as ss6-ss34 and 8-cut, but nowadays the new kind of Korean Rhinestone could divided into ss4-ss34 in which the ss4 with 8-cut, ss6-ss12 with 10-cut and ss16-ss34 with 12-cut. There are 28 kinds of colors in the color card but actually there are over 35 in the market. In order to satisfied with more requirements from the customers, there are more shapes in the market, such as square, horse eye, heart and so on.
(ss6-ss34 is the coding of DaoQ Rhinestone)
Material
Korean Rhinestone is made of environmental glass and the lead is about 5%, so its color and refraction is not so good as Swarovski and MC which made its price cheaper.
Encoding
The code of Korean Rhinestone is same as Rhinestone, so according to the DaoQ coding as, Korean Rhinestone is coded as AAR
Size code
| Ss04 | 1.5-1.6mm | 8 cuts |
| Ss06 | 1.9-2.0mm | 10 cuts |
| Ss08 | 2.4-2.6mm | 10 cuts |
| Ss10 | 2.7-2.8mm | 12 cuts |
| Ss12 | 3.0-3.2mm | 12 cuts |
| Ss16 | 3.8-14.0mm | 12 cuts |
| Ss20 | 4.6-4.8mm | 12 cuts |
| Ss30 | 6.4-6.2mm | 12 cuts |
| Ss34 | 7.4-7.5mm | 12 cuts |
| Ss40 | 8.5-8.6mm | 12 cuts |
The code of Round Rhinestone as: RO(can be ignored)+SIZE, such as Round ss06 is coded as S06
The other specificity size could be: Unit is mm
Square 3×3, 4×4
Horse eyes 8×4
Heart 6.2×7
Triangle 6×6
Drop 5×8
Rectangle 2.5×5
The code of specificity shape could be coded as: The first two letters of English words + size, e.g. Square 3×3 is coded as SQ3X3, Horse eye 8×4 is coded as EY8X4
Generally the code of colors is the same as Swarovski and is usually using three-digit, such as Green 214, Red 208, etc.
Categories
Usually the Korean Rhinestone is specified as A+, A and B.
A+: high brightness, non-variegated rhinestone, the cutting is perfect, no nick, no bubble and the defect rate is around 1% to 2%, the rate of degumming is about 0.5% to 1%, the size of these rhinestones are the same and high solid.
A: brightness, few variegated rhinestone, uneven surface, with bubbles, the defect rate is 5%-8%, the rate of degumming is about 1% to 2%, the size of these rhinestones are the same and high solid.
B: brightness difference, with 15% variegated, uneven surface, with bubbles, the defect rate is 20%-50%, the rate of degumming is about 3% to10%, the size of these rhinestones are not the same and low solid.
Use
You can use a professional tools, such as Rhinestone Applicator or Iron to insert the rhinestones on clothing, shoes or bag solidly. Ironing temperature is about 120 degrees, and you should pay attention to those bigger rhinestone designs which you need to iron from the inside.
Advantages
As the defected rate is only 3% to 5%, Korean Rhinestone is much more reliable. Because of its excellent wash fastness, evenly cut and low price, the Korean Rhinestone has became the main products in the market.
