These two colour fire polished beads are made in the North Bohemian region, with its centuries- old glass-making traditions, which has become the cradle of machine cutting & polishing. Czech fire polished beads are shaped in a mould, cut into a round facet, and polished until smooth and shiny using an intense heat. (Hence their name fire polished crystal.) As a leading distributor of traditional Czech beads from Preciosa we offer a diverse range of shapes, colours, sizes and finishes to choose from. These faceted beads add sparkle at a fraction of the price of lead crystals.