Made in the Czech Republic, the facets of these beads are first cut by machine. Then the surface is polished as they are fed through a red-hot oven. These 1/2 color coated beads have a part shiny, part matte appearance for a rich color effect. Most of our inventory is temporarily strung and depending upon the size they are packaged in hanks of either 1/2 masse (600 beads) or 1/4 masse (300 beads) for greater value. Please note that small imperfections will occur as part of the manufacturing process and size, shape and color may vary slightly from lot to lot.