Preciosa Ornela 9/0 three-cut seed beads in transparent ruby bring the faceted sparkle of cut glass to small-scale beadwork — each bead is snipped from a glass tube, leaving multiple tiny faces that catch and scatter light the way a round seed bead simply can't.

The transparent ruby glass lets color glow from within, while the luster coating lays a glossy, almost wet-looking sheen over the surface for extra depth and luminosity.

Specifications

• Size: 09/0
• Color: 3-cut Transparent Luster Ruby (transparent)
• Finish: Transparent/Luster
• Material: Glass, made in Bohemia, Czechia
• Quantity: 1 Hank

What to make with them

Their faceted surface makes these a natural choice for loom-woven or off-loom peyote and brick stitch pieces where you want texture and shimmer without adding larger beads — they also work beautifully strung as a base in fringe necklaces or woven into embroidered brooches where the cut faces add visual complexity at a fine scale.