1 Vintage Glass Beads Crystal White Aurora Borealis Cubed GIvre Bead 7mm. Aurora borealis finish over a crystal and white cube shaped givre bead. These cube beads have holes running corner to flattened corner so that they sit neatly against each other. The diagonal width hole to hole is 8mm.
Givre beads refers to a crystal colour or transparent bead with a swirl of interior colour. These vintage glass beads are made using a glass encasing technique before they are pressed into moulds and polished. The term is attributed to glass manufacturer Swarovski and derived from the French for frosty.
Vintage givre beads from unused stock dating back to the 1960s.
