50 grams of loose unstrung beads.Coloration may vary due to different computer monitors
Greasy Light Blue / Cornflower Tubes. Also known as bugle or wampum beads
These beads are approximately 3 mm in diameter, 10 mm in height. The hole size is about 1mm. There approximately 5 beads per gram. If you order multiple units, the beads will all be packed in one bag. For example, if you order 4 units to get the maximum discount, you will receive 200 grams of beads in one bag.
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You will receive an item similar to the photo and coloration may vary due to different computer monitors.
These are un-circulated, new-old stock beads. They may be a little dusty from years of storage
The variation of size in Murano glass makeing it excellent for appliques & anywhere you need just the right bead size & shape!
Venetian glass seed beads where made between the late 1800s-1920s on an island called Murano in Italy by Societa Veneziana Conterie. Which was a consortium of 16 independent Venetian glass bead makers that joined together from 1898 to 1992. Every bead was made by hand which helped to keep their world renowned artistry mostly secret. The art of making these unique handmade drawn beads was a dangerous & skillful process including pulling a molten glass bubble into a long thin cane and then cutting it into beads & filing them down. Many of the glass canes used for manufacturing these beads date back a lot further than the consortium. We offer mostly antique glass seed beads ranging from size 5/o to 20/o, crow, pony, tile, gooseberries, white hearts, chevrons, & chevron canes which date back to about 1898-1920. While the Murano mosaic beads where manufactured between 1960-1970 and there are very few of those available. Most often these beads were traded to Africa & the Native American Indians for land, gold, slaves and other valuables which is why they are often referred to as trade beads. These were previously uncirculated glass beads, therefore they are all mostly in excellent & clean condition.We have 10 tons available of these beads in a huge variety of colors and sizes in quantities of 1/2 pound to 60 pounds for each type, so keep checking back for new listings.
Guidelines for Seed Bead Sizing
TYPE | BEADS PER HANK | BEADS PER IN. | BEADS SIZE
(Diameter) | RECOMMENDED NEEDLE & BEADING THREAD |
6/0 | n/a | 8.3 | 4mm (approx.) | Any size beading needle will work. Thread sizes D & F. |
8/0 | approx. 3,220 | 13.5 | 3.1mm (approx.) | Any size beading needle will work. Thread sizes D & F. |
10/0 | approx. 3,920 | 16.3 | 2.3mm (approx.) | Needle sizes 10 and smaller. Thread sizes B, D, & F. |
11/0 | approx. 4,000 | 17 | 2.1mm (approx.) | Needle sizes 11 and smaller. Thread sizes O, B, & D. |
12/0 | approx. 4,720 | 19.5 | 1.9mm (approx.) | Needle sizes 12 and smaller. Thread sizes A, OO, O, & B. |
13/0 | approx. 4,960 | 21 | 1.7mm (approx.) | Needle sizes 13 and smaller. Thread sizes A, OO, & O. |
15/0 | n/a | 25 | 1.3mm (approx.) | Needle sizes 13 and smaller. Thread sizes A, OO, & O. |
Seed bead refers to any small bead usually being round in shape and ranging in sizes between 1/o (one-aught being the largest of several millimeters) to 24/o (the smallest about 1-2 millimeters.) They are most often used for stringing, as spacers, in weaving and for embellishment in fiber arts including crochet fibers or flexible stringing wire or thread. Bead sizes between 1/o and 4/o or larger can be referred to as crow beads. Sizes of 5/o-6/o are pony beads and everything smaller as seed beads. 16/o and smaller haven't been in production since the 1800's and are usually considered antiques. The very small holes in the centers of most seed beads means that stringing them usually requires the use of a specialized narrow needle referred to as a beading needle. Lots of fun!
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