F requently, the cotton strings don't hold up through the years. We also have a few colors of these special little beads in plastic bags of appox. 3 grams per color. These special beads are quite rare. These beautiful old beads look really wonderful when sewed to dark wool or leather, with the space of a bead left between them to show off the white cores.
Orange strands are approx.
This color was a popular trade item in the old west. Beads are slightly smaller than the red whithearts pictures above.