Genuine Czech Glass Beads 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 as such. Most fancy glass
beads and drops found below are from the Czech Republic. We've tried
to include a wide variety of beads here, including many wonderful 3mm
to 6mm rounds, ovals, faceted ovals, and other shapes such as leaves
and ladybugs which can be used in many of your creative beading projects.
Fire Polished Czech Beads Fire-polish glass beads are made in the Czech Republic.
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.
Czech beads are widely used in necklaces, bracelets
and earrings; as well as other jewelry projects. The faceting and
finishing effects of these beads make them shine. For an alternative
or complementary look, you might use round Gemstone
beads. You will find Y-necklace and Rosary
Components in our Jewelry
Findings Index area.
Many colors and shapes are available, and you'll
find different colors are differently priced.
Some colors, like reds and pinks, are difficult and expensive to make.
Glass is a mixture of quartz sand and potash or
soda, heated with lime.
It was invented by the ancient Egyptians and Romans, and later appeared
in India.
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your screen may differ from the true colors of any item offered for
sale. We do our best to see that there is as little distortion from
the true colors as possible, but different browsers and different computer
graphics hard- and soft-ware do many different things with colors. Even
when switching between Netscape, Internet Explorer and AOL, some colors
will vary considerably, some will vary a little, and others won't vary
at all.
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