Czech Glass Dagger Beads, Jet Black Peacock Zebra Stripes (16x5mm, Set of 20)

These are Czech glass dagger beads in a really striking jet black with a multicoloured peacock zebra stripe pattern running through them. The iridescent vitrial finish catches the light beautifully, picking up blues, greens and purples against the deep black base, so they look a little different depending on how the light hits them.

Each bead measures 16x5mm, which is a very usable size. They work brilliantly as drops in earrings, where the pointed dagger shape really comes into its own, but they are just as good stitched into a bracelet or woven into a necklace as accent pieces alongside simpler beads.

You get 20 beads in a set, which gives you a good amount to play with. Bear in mind that colours can look slightly different depending on your monitor and lighting, but the peacock shimmer on these is genuinely lovely in person. Made by artisan glassworkers in the Czech Republic.