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Vintage Sew On Beads
Vintage sew on beads were used to embellish garments, purses, hats and costumes in the old days. These beads were commenly used before sequins became available. Many were made of glass, shell and crystal. Check out our collection of wonderful old sew on beads and embellish something the old fashioned way.
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
7mm. These are really rare and special! Early jet black glass sew on beads with one hole. From the National Bead Company, Inc. Unusual indeed!
$6/50 beads
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Item #16271 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
7mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with one hole. Check out the enlargement to see the original packaging from the National Bead Company, Inc. Unusual indeed!
$5/50 beads
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Item #16270 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
6 x 2.5mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage round crystal faceted sew on beads with a gold foil backing and a hole drilled at each end. Beautiful sewn on fabric or worked into a jewelry design!
$5/24 beads
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Item #16111 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
13mm. Made in Czechoslovakia. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, silver mirrored sew on beads. Small rounds with etching, these are truly fantastic!
$4/6 beads
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Item #15501 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
11mm. Made in Czechoslovakia. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, silver mirrored sew on beads. Small rounds with etching, these are truly fantastic!
$3/6 beads
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Item #15500 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
18 x 20mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, three holed, gold mirrored sew on beads. Shaped like crowns, these are truly fantastic!
$4/6 beads
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Item #15499 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
15mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, gold mirrored sew on beads. Ring shaped and delicately faceted, these are fantastic!
$5/6 beads
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Item #15498 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
13mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, gold mirrored sew on beads. Ring shaped and faceted, these are fantastic!
$4.75/6 beads
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Item #15497 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
9mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, gold mirrored sew on beads. Ring shaped and faceted, these are fantastic!
$4.50/6 beads
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Item #15496 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8 x 18mm. Made in West Germany for the Eitinger Bead Company. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, gold mirrored sew on beads. Navette shaped and faceted, these are fantastic!
$3/12 beads
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Item #15494 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
7 x 16mm. Made in West Germany for the Eitinger Bead Company. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, gold mirrored sew on beads. Navette shaped and faceted, these are fantastic!
$2.50/12 beads
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Item #15493 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
20 x 11mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, mirrored sew on beads. Faceted on top, these amethyst sew on beads are fantastic!
$4/6 beads
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Item #14377 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
13mm x 4.5mm thickness. These delightful glass flower beads have two holes for double stranded designs or sew on possibilities. The milky glass has a pearly finish within the design and the center has a crystal for a fantastic finishing touch. The backsides are flat. I can picture a beautiful bracelet designed with these. . . .hum. . . .the possibilities are endless.
$6.50/6 beads
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Item #14133 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
12 x 13mm x 4.5mm thickness. These delightful glass flower beads have two holes for double stranded designs or sew on possibilities. The milky glass has a pearly finish within the design and the center has a crystal for a fantastic finishing touch. The backsides are flat. I can picture a beautiful bracelet designed with these. . . .hum. . . .the possibilities are endless.
$6.50/6 beads
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Item #14132 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/24 beads
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Item #13913 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
5 x 10mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, mirrored sew on beads. Navette shaped and faceted, these are fantastic!
$5/12 beads
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Item #13842 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8 x 13mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, mirrored sew on beads. Pear shaped and faceted, these are fantastic!
$6/12 beads
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Item #13841 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
11 x16mm. Made in U.S. Zone Germany. These are vintage, flat back, two holed, mirrored sew on beads. In the shape of a oval, with a faceted edge, these are fantastic!
$5/6 beads
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Item #13840 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/24 beads
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Item #13839 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
7mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/24 beads
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Item #13838 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
12mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/6 beads
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Item #13837 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
10mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/12 beads
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Item #13836 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
9mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with two holes. The backs are slightly concave and the front is smooth. Unusual indeed!
$5/24
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Item #13780 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
15mm. Made in Czechoslovakia. These are vintage glass flower sew on beads with a gold foil backing and a hole drilled at each end. Check out the enlargement to see the gold foil backing. Beautiful sewn on fabric or worked into a jewelry design!
$8/6 beads
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Item #13554 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
18 x 20mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage shell shaped glass sew on beads with a gold foil backing and a hole drilled at each end. Beautiful sewn on fabric or worked into a jewelry design!
$8/6 beads
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Item #13553 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
10 x 25mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage, flat back, mirrored sew on beads. In the shape of a leaf, with carved details, these are fantastic!
$6/6 beads
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Item #13356 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
10mm.These are vintage glass sew on beads. A lovely powder blue with a moonglow iridescence. Flat backed, these could be used as a sew on or as a bead. Use your imagination with this one!
$8/12 beads
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Item #13314 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
5 x 14mm. These are vintage West German crystal sew on beads. Made in the 1940’s by Berger Specialties Company. They are faceted, gold foiled, flat back, two holed sew on beads. Beautiful reflective quality!
$6/12 beads
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Item #13313 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
5mm round. These are rare beauties indeed! Nicely faceted on one side and flat on the back. Even though these are from our older collection, they are made very well for their age. They were made in Czechoslovakia and are from the early 1900’s. Glass nailhead beads were used in the days of the flapper to embellish garments before sequins were developed.
$6.50/36 beads
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Item #12969 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8mm round. These are rare beauties indeed! Nicely faceted on one side and flat on the back. Even though these are from our older collection, they are made very well for their age. They were made in Czechoslovakia and are from the early 1900’s. Glass nailhead beads were used in the days of the flapper to embellish garments before sequins were developed.
$6/24 beads
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Item #12968 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
13 x 18mm. Made in West Germany. These are vintage crystal faceted sew on beads with a gold foil backing and a hole drilled at each end. Beautiful sewn on fabric or worked into a jewelry design!
$5/6 beads
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Item #12955 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
14 x 12mm. These are vintage, West German, faceted glass, sew on beads. They are a royal sapphire blue with a gold foil backing. There is a hole at both the top and the bottom of the teardrop. These could be used as a sew on or in most any beading project!
$4/6 beads
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Item #12710 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
14mm. Made in Western Germany. These are crystal sew on beads with a gold foil backing. They are center drilled. Their age does show in the foiling but this just gives them more character. You can use these as a sew on, in beadweaving, or any other beading design. Many, many possibilities!
$5/6 beads
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Item #12669 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
18 x 20mm. Made in Western Germany. These are crystal sew on beads with a gold foil backing. They are drilled at both the top and bottom. Their age does show in the foiling but this just gives them more character. You can use these as a sew on, in beadweaving, or any other beading design. Many, many possibilities!
$5.50/6 beads
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Item #12668 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
Each bead is 1 x 1.5mm with a silver foil lining. These old beads are treaded and weaved onto a string so that there is a small space between each bead. This beaded thread was originally used to sew onto fabrics as embellishments. The possibilities are really endless with this beaded thread.
$2/yard
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Item #12590 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
4mm. Made in Czechoslovakia, these vintage glass sew on beads are very old! Most likely Antique! There is some variation in color which makes these more interesting. Made much like a nailhead, these sew on beads are flat on the back and faceted on the front. It was difficult to capture the sparkle of the faceting in the photo, but believe me, they do have a beautiful sparkle!
$6.50/48 beads
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Item #12516 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
5mm. Made in Czechoslovakia, these vintage glass sew on beads are very old! Possibly antique! Made much like a nailhead, these sew on beads are flat on the back and faceted on the front. It was difficult to capture the sparkle of the faceting in the photo, but believe me, they do have a beautiful sparkle!
$6.50/36 Beads
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Item #12515 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
5mm. Made in Czechoslovakia, these vintage glass sew on beads are very old! Probably Antique! Made much like a nailhead, these sew on beads are flat on the back and faceted on the front. It was difficult to capture the sparkle of the faceting in the photo, but believe me, they do have a beautiful sparkle!
$6.50/36 beads
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Item #12514 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
10 mm triangle beads. These early sew on beads, with 3 holes, are 3mm thick. They are flat on the back, which makes them a perfect embellishment for any fabric design.
$6/36 beads
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Item #12086 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
4mm squares that are1.5mm in thickness. These are tiny & sweet. Made in Czecho-Slovakia. They could have been used as doll buttons, or simply sew onto garments to embellish like sequins of today. We think they would make great bead spacer for your jewelry designs.
$4.50/36 beads
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Item #11960 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
9mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with two holes. The backs are slightly concave and the front is smooth. Unusual indeed!
$5/24 beads
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Item #11466 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
9mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with two holes. The backs are slightly concave and the front is smooth. Unusual indeed!
$5/24 beads
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Item #11465 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
9mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with two holes. The backs are slightly concave and the front is smooth. Unusual indeed!
$5/24 beads
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Item #11464 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
18mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with two holes. The backs are flat and the front is faceted. The edges are irregular as these are made in times less precise than today. The color is a beautiful melon pink. Unusual indeed.
$6/6 beads
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Item #11031 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
12mm. These pretty and unique old goodies are black glass with a carved side and a smooth side. These Glass sew ons are double drilled. Pretty old and most likely used to embellish garments for mourning.
$5/12
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Item #10693 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
9mm concave triangles with double holes on the one corner. These are glass and made in Czechoslovakia. They have the satin moonglow look. What pretty old goodies to work with.
$5/24 beads
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Item #10692 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
11mm round. These are really old from Czechoslovakia! Double holes that were used like sequins to sew on and embellish clothing. Many of the antique sew on’s were black and used to sew onto clothing for mourning.
$5/24 beads
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Item #10671 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
10mm. These are really old from Czechoslovakia! Double holes that were used like sequins to sew on and embellish clothing. They are molded glass that had been painted black. Many of the antique sew on’s were black and used to sew onto clothing for mourning.
$5/24 beads
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Item #10670 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/24 beads
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Item #10374 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
8mm Fantastic glass flower beads made of pressed molded glass with a hole in the center. Colors may vary from bead to bead. The backs are flat. Beads like this were used like sequins to sew on garments as embellishment. Won’t they make a beautiful spacer bead?! They are very old! Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. Another rare find.
$6.50/24 beads
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Item #10373 |
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Category: Vintage Sew On Beads
These are vintage - Made in Japan. A quality Mother of pearl shell buttons with two holes on the edge. These are thin embellishments. Rare indeed! Commonly used as sequins.
$6/24 buttons
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Item #5894 |
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