{"product_id":"african-vintage-seed-beads-brown-2-3mm-on-21-strands","title":"African Vintage Seed Beads, Brown, 2-3mm on 21\" Strands","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm brick brown 2-3mm vintage seed beads from the African trade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are about the same dimensions as size 8 seed beads, but with more interesting variation in shape and a nicely aged patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere were made in Europe during the late 1800s to about 1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese strands are quite uniform and in excellent condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause they were made from the same glass at the same time, vintage and antique seed beads are the perfect choice for use as spacers with manyVenetian trade beads. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen I got started stringing African beads I didn't realize how important it was to have spacer beads with a similarly aged patina to go with my Trade Beads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFortunately I had a chance to return to Africa and stock up on the smaller beads to go with the larger focals I had originally concentrated on. I'm glad I did because these strands in good condition are getting increasingly harder to find.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40378554515541,"sku":"AFS-168","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/products\/AFS-168Bead-Zone.com.jpg?v=1665606940","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/african-vintage-seed-beads-brown-2-3mm-on-21-strands","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}