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Style no.:

F371

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

4mm x 7mm faceted "chubby" rondels.

Colors/description:

Beige, amber and black in what I call a "tiger-striped" pattern.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets (although imperfect facets on multicolored beads like this are hard to see).  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The supplier raised his price for these beads a whopping 65%, and it was clear that he had raised the price on old stock, meaning that he had not re-ordered them bus simply re-priced them (apparently because he figured that they were desirable).  I made such a stick about it that he lowered his price for me, but not as low as it was before.  Thus, I had to raise my price for the beads by 20¢ a lot.