{"product_id":"indian-glass-bead-round-14mm-millefiori-matt-turquoise","title":"Indian Glass Bead Chunky Oval 18x12mm Millefiori Matt Turquoise","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;\"\u003eIndian Glass Kiln Beads offer a distinctive handmade aesthetic. These 10mm round m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;\"\u003eillefiori (meaning \"a thousand flowers\" in Italian) beads are copies of the famous Venetian glass ones. The design reached significant technical and aesthetic heights in Venice, Italy, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. These distinctive, colourful patterns were handmade by artisans using labour-intensive glasswork techniques. While the manufacture of similar mosaic beads can be traced back to Ancient Roman, Phoenician, and Alexandrian times, the foundational ability to create glass itself originated over 5,000 years ago in Egypt and Mesopotamia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;\"\u003eThe beads are made today using the same techniques perfected centuries ago, by bundling coloured glass rods, heating them, pulling them into thin canes, and then slicing cross-sections to reveal intricate floral or geometric motifs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto; color: #222222;\"\u003e The beads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;\"\u003efeature rich, solid background colours—such as brick red, cobalt blue, black, or white—which allow the vibrant surface flowers to stand out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto; color: #222222;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;\"\u003eBecause each cane slice is applied by hand onto a core glass base, no two beads feature the exact same floral arrangement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eIndian glass beads often arrive with a dusty white or grey coating. This material is called \"kiln wash\" or \"slip,\" which is used to help the bead release from the wire during production. You can easily remove it by rinsing the beads with tepid water or wiping them with a cloth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eShape: Oval\u003cbr\u003eSize: 18x12mm with large hole\u003cbr\u003eColour: matt turquoise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"bcat-list\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097537143073,"sku":"IGSQPU","price":3.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/8846\/9025\/files\/20260731_091549_1.jpg?v=1785456570","url":"https:\/\/beadvault.au\/products\/indian-glass-bead-round-14mm-millefiori-matt-turquoise","provider":"Bead Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}