Making Round Paper Beads?

The best advice I can give you is to experiment. I'm sorry I don't have the link but someone posted a photo or two of the same paper cut all the same length for each width of bead they rolled, stacking strips so the first bead was one paper, the second had two...and so on. The thinner the base the easier it was to get the round shape (fewer strips).

I discovered that scrapbook paper weight cut into triangle tips gave me a round bead, but the same 1/4 inch base tapered to a 1/8 inch tip gives a "square" looking bead.

The length of the strip is 12" and using a toothpick to wrap around. Larger dowels will change the shape.

Try stacking your bead strips (just glue the bases together until you finish winding or you'll have a bumpy bead) and see if you can get a round bead with a thicker base...