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GLASS BEADS
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Druk beads are smooth, roundish, plain-Jane beads made in the Czech Republic.
Rondelles are saucer shaped.
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Druk beads are smooth, roundish, plain-Jane beads made in the Czech Republic.
Use druk round beads to make
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Fire-polish glass beads are made in the Czech Republic, and have at least one facet on them. These glass beads are pressed in a mold, then machine faceted and polished. The fire-polishing technique produces a scratch-resistant bead with slightly rounded facets. Fire polish beads come in many shapes and varieties, including round, oval, teardrop, belly donut, fluted, renaissance, rosebud, bicone rondelle, rondelles, nuggets. |
Glass beads have been made for about 9,000 years. They come in all shapes, colors, finishes, appearances. For most of their history, glass beads were more than a craft, more than an art. They were equivalent to money, and were traded.
Most fancy glass beads and drops in these displays are from the Czech Republic. Most often, these are pressed glass beads in many shapes, sizes and colors. We've tried to include a wide variety of beads here, including many wonderful 4-6mm rounds, ovals, faceted ovals and the like which can be used in many of your creative beading projects.
Land of Odds Bead Shop offers a wide selection of glass beads, from Austrian crystal to tile to cloisonne to Czech and East Indian. Our newsletter, The ODDSIAN, offers charts about the number of beads by size of bead to the inch, as well as standard bracelet, anklet, choker, and necklace lengths for males and females.
Read about:
How Glass Beads Are Made
How Many Beads On A Strand
Typical Lengths of Necklaces, Bracelets, Anklets, Chokers
Murano Art Glass Traditions