These are a little smaller than I needed for my beads to use the bead caps, but the spacers were great. The elastic cord I use is quite thick, so going through the smaller pieces is hard. I tried to make a hole bigger using a pin vice, but was not able to do more than file off a thin layer after much attempting.I will have to buy bigger ones for my bigger beads, but this will suit my small beads fine. The silver color is lovely. It looks like real silver.I did not count the pieces to check if itSee full review