Artstraws plastic straw beads assorted colours and striped artstraws ct2285 these brightly coloured plastic beads from artstraws are referred to as straw beads because they have a large hole and resemble short sections of drinking strawsthe large hole allows the beads to be threaded on to cords or laces rather than string or wire this makes them ideal for little hands or pupils with limited dexterity straw beads are also ideal for small finger work in collages mosaics decoration and