Preciosa Ornela 13/0 Charlotte cut seed beads in Brown Iris arrive in a full hank of Czech glass, each tiny bead shaped from a cut glass tube with a single facet that catches and throws light in every direction. That facet is the whole point of a Charlotte — it turns even dense, closely worked embroidery into something that shimmers as you move.

The brown base reads warm and earthy, but the strong iris finish layers a full-spectrum rainbow reflection over it, so the color shifts from bronzed gold to deep violet to green depending on the angle and the light.

Specifications

• Size: 13/0
• Color: Charlotte Brown Iris (opaque)
• Finish: Rainbow/A.B./Iris
• Material: Glass, made in Bohemia, Czechia
• Quantity: 1 Hank

What to make with them

These are a natural for bead embroidery and tambour work, where the Charlotte's single-cut facet adds sparkle without the bulk of a larger bead — try them as fill stitches around a cabochon or as the primary bead in a dense peyote cuff where the iris shift becomes part of the pattern. They also work beautifully strung as fringe on earrings or woven into loomwork alongside matte earth tones that let the iridescence pop.