{"product_id":"11sv305-t1sq-antique-venetian-11-0-seed-bead-transparent-luster-gray-1-square-hole-10-grams","title":"11SV305-T1SQ: Antique Venetian 11\/0 Seed Bead Transparent Luster Gray #1 Square Hole - 10 Grams","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAntique SVC Venetian Transparent Luster 11\/0 Seed Beads — Gray #1, Square Hole\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenuine Venetian 11\/0 seed beads from old Società Veneziana Conterie warehouse stock, in Gray #1 with a transparent luster finish and a square hole. The glass is a cool smoke gray carrying a distinct blue undertone — closer to storm cloud or old window glass than to a neutral pewter — and the luster coating sits over it as a soft pearlized sheen. Because the body is transparent, light travels through the bead and picks up the luster on the way out, giving these a silvery, slightly liquid quality that a solid gray bead cannot produce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe square hole is worth planning around. Where a round-hole bead rolls freely on the thread, a square hole seats each bead against its neighbors with a slight structural bias, so massed work lies flatter and stacks more evenly — valued in loom work and tight peyote, and a large part of why square-hole SVC lots get sought out by name. It also means light comes off a finished piece in facet-like flashes rather than an even gleam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScattered through this lot you will find beads with fine dark specks and inclusions suspended in the glass. These are original to the batch — artifacts of century-old furnace work, not surface dirt — and against a cool transparent gray they read as depth and character rather than flaw. A neutral like this is the workhorse of the SVC palette: it cools warm colors, separates clashing brights, and carries shading transitions that a solid opaque gray would flatten.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizing note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The original acquisition card designates this lot 11\/0. Antique beads are measured from original stock and sizing is approximate; dimensions may vary between lots. Square-hole lots in particular run with more shape variation than round-hole equivalents. We recommend pre-sorting before count-critical work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRAIRIE EDGE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54061377454275,"sku":"11SV305-T1SQ","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/7397\/5491\/files\/11SV305-T1SQ.jpg?v=1785990110","url":"https:\/\/www.shipwreckbeads.com\/products\/11sv305-t1sq-antique-venetian-11-0-seed-bead-transparent-luster-gray-1-square-hole-10-grams","provider":"Shipwreck Beads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}