Trade Beads Mixed Chevrons
Mixed Blue & Green Chevron Trade Bead Strand
This Lot comes with a strand of mixed Blue and Green Chevron Beads as shown. Many of them are disc shaped beads, some of the size of Pony Beads. Perfect for making your own jewelry or wear the strand as a necklace. One of a Kind!Glass Chevron Beads are elegant layered beads. They usually come in Red, White and Blue, but can also come in other colors. Crafters use them on necklaces, chokers, bags, etc. Living History re-enactors will find them perfect for period correct regalia. Jewelry makers love them! Historically, bead makers in Czechoslovakia first made Chevron Beads in the 16th -17th centuries. Traders carried these layered glass beads to North America and Africa. They are highly desirable due to the complexity of their manufacture. Foremen did not permit craftsmen to leave their factories in order to prevent them from sharing the technology.
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SKU: 2222-003-479
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