{"product_id":"striped-seed-beads-vintage-3-5mm-blue-and-white-on-23-inch-strand","title":"Striped Seed Beads, Vintage, 3.5mm Blue and White on 23-inch Strand","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVintage 3.5mm blue and white striped seed beads, 23-inch strand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3mm is equivalent to new size 8 seed beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause the colors and patina match many of the larger trade beads of the same vintage, antique seed beads are ideal spacers to use with them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStriped beads add an extra level of color and pattern complexity to your designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew seed beads are less expensive than real antique or vintage ones. They are now being exported in bulk to Africa to be strung like old ones, and sometimes they are even \"antiqued\" with dirt and other substances.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can tell old seed beads from new ones because they are less regular in size and shape, often more flat than rounded at the ends, and they are never bright and shiny, nor uniformly matte like acid etched or sandblasted beads. Instead they develop a naturally smooth semi-matte patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845375476021,"sku":"ASF-205","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFS-205.jpg?v=1705110435","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/striped-seed-beads-vintage-3-5mm-blue-and-white-on-23-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}