Collection: Rocailles-Seeds-Bugles and Japanese Miyuki Delica Beads

These tiny glass seed beads often referred to as glass rocailles (French for ‘little stones’) originated in Europe thousands of years ago - with Czechoslovakia being the leader in the manufacturing process.

The beads come with a generous hole capable of accommodating a multitude of threading materials including tigertail, craftline, leather, cotton bead thread or plain old fishing line.

In recent times seed beads are now being manufactured in India, Japan, China and Taiwan, however, the quality, the finish and the colours are inferior compared to their European counterparts.

That is with the exception of Japan who, not unlike the beadmakers of Czechoslovakia, have been able to master the essential production skills required to manufacture these perfect ‘little stones’.