Turquoise Blue Opaque Glass Seed Beads African Indian Trade Murano Vintage

Description: The variation of size in Murano glass makes it excellent for appliqués & 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 TYPEBEADS PER HANKBEADS PER IN.BEADS SIZE (Diameter)RECOMMENDED NEEDLE & BEADING THREAD6/0n/a8.34mm (approx.)Any size beading needle will work. Thread sizes D & F.8/0approx. 3,22013.53.1mm (approx.)Any size beading needle will work. Thread sizes D & F.10/0approx. 3,92016.32.3mm (approx.)Needle sizes 10 and smaller. Thread sizes B, D, & F.11/0approx. 4,000172.1mm (approx.)Needle sizes 11 and smaller. Thread sizes O, B, & D.12/0approx. 4,72019.51.9mm (approx.)Needle sizes 12 and smaller. Thread sizes A, OO, O, & B.13/0approx. 4,960211.7mm (approx.)Needle sizes 13 and smaller. Thread sizes A, OO, & O.15/0n/a251.3mm (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! Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

Price: 7.75 USD

Location: Weaverville, California

End Time: 2024-10-15T05:44:57.000Z

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