6x9mm Cranberry Striped Faceted Rondelle Beads [20]

Cost per bead:

23 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm (from hole to hole) x 9mm (wide) faceted rondelles.  A rondelle is any round bead which is wider than it is long.

Colors/description:

Translucent cranberry red (or perhaps fuchsia) with white stripes.

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.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I'm partial to stripes, although they don't sell that well.