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Cost per bead:

6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm round, faceted.

Colors/description:

Clear beads with brown paint in the holes.  I don't know how durable the paint will be.  It will probably last for years, but I don't know if it will last for decades.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.  With paint-lined beads like these, the paint sometimes gets on the outer part of the bead.  In such cases, it can just be scraped off with a fingernail.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

Generally speaking, I don't care for lined beads.  Usually lined beads come with bright colors in the holes, like pink, blue and aqua.  I got these beads specifically because the dark-brown color was unusual, and I was intrigued.  Now that I have them, I can't decide whether I like them or not.