8mm Mixed Pyramid Beads [50]

Cost per bead:

8.6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm (long) pyramid-shaped beads (about 8mm wide at the base) with the hole running through the center.

Colors/description:

Various colors, with the opaque blue and red/black beads being the most numerous; pleas enlarge the picture above to see all the colors.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any defects, though I wouldn't be surprised if an occasional bead had a crack in it.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight

Comments:

The opaque blue beads are a bit darker than the picture shows.  This pyramid shape is new for me, so I decided I would start with a mix.  I'll be posting other colors soon.  Note:  For a very long time I had these beads marked as 10mm.  The supplier said they were 10mm, and I accepted that number without measuring them myself.  It turns out that the supplier was measuring the base of the beads corner to corner (a dishonest way of measuring them).