Czech Seed Beads White Heart Striped Opaque Mix | 5-6mm

Also known as "Cornaline D’Allepo" beads, white heart beads were traded extensively throughout North America from the earliest times. These beautiful Czech made white heart beads are transparent glass over a solid white core.
Add a tribal boho feel to your jewellery with these hard to find Czech glass seed beads.
The striped seed beads are used mainly in Africa in traditional jewellery and adornment and were made by Czech makers in the 1700s for trade. The various colour combinations have different spiritual meanings and are connected to tribal culture and beliefs. The beads are made by mixing two or more glass colours for a striped effect.
Made in the Czech Republic they are of a superior quality and are extremely versatile.

Size: 5-6mm approx
Finish: White Heart Striped Opaque
Colour: Mix

(approx x80pieces/20grm)

Made by the established glass company Preciosa (prior to that Ornela a state-run factory by Jablonex) in the mountains north of Prague. Seed beads are also known as rocailles (French / “little stones”) and are made of the highest quality glass by the drawn glass method. Literally the glass is drawn out to become a long hollow tube and then cut into small pieces. Seed beads are affordable, durable to work with and having a multitude of colours and finishes and sizes available give the crafts person broad scope in creativity. Sizing is based on the size rod used for the manufacture of glass beads. The smaller the number, the larger the bead.

Preciosa^® TRADITIONAL CZECH BEADS^TM is the number one producer of rocaille seed beads in the world.