You know, they continue on. The Chinese chapter (emulating chevrons made for the African trade) beginning in 2006 changed things a bit, though. Some of the new trade bead style Chinese ones are still being misrepresented, still being dirtied up and sold with the required stories to deceive. I think this period surely had some influence on the prices of the standard 6-layer red-white-and-blue, as well as the older 7-layer Venetians of the same basic color scheme. I think these beads may be harder to sell now due to the proliferation of the Chinese production. As expected when they first appeared.

But, I have heard that the prices for the ever-elusive Venetian GREEN 7-layers have spiked noticeably in recent years.

This one, in my pile, from Thomas 2 years ago, may look familiar to you.
I cherish it, and it's symbolic in my bead-life, the point at which I felt...this is the last Venetian bead I really NEED in my stash.

Very Nice Example you have there.

it now hangs with antique coral beads. Seven layer green is about 20mm wide and 20mm at it's longest side.

Nice balance between the red and the chevron, echoed shapes--good work!

And not everybody can do it! ;^)

Joyce. This necklace is very nice.

and I love them all! then there's my Purple Chevron of Art's that I love as well....

Nice group Phil

I still have my 52-inch long string of giant 6-layers, you have seen it before.

Jan

Joyce. Chinese chevrons are not going to stay for very long time. Material is getting very expensive. I think their days are numbered.

Yes jan. I do remember seen your beautiful strand of chevrons.

Just found these some hours ago in Tiznit, Morocco...not a big surprise that I didnīt found such a beauty green one...congrats to Joyce and Johnny! I have an eye on a large 6-layer and will check it out on Monday, my last day here...
Smallest 7-layer here 11mm, largest 28mm in diameter

So beautiful.

The green that joyce have is very hard to find.

Always looking for nice chevrons.
Here are some 6-layer green, 7-layer blues and 5-layer blue and blacks mixed with some of my other fun beads.
Wayne

Beautiful group Wayne.

I put this group together yesterday.

I think the first pic is too small.n

Some years back I put up some archival strands with no duplicates. I found this one the other day while looking for something in the shop. A few have bead worm holes, but none too dramatic.

Among the riot of color, I'm attracted to the elegant white one, top center...is it of white and clear glass only ?

Yes, I call that one white on white

Art . Your beads are so beautiful

Watched these hang along with another strand in a friends store in Gallup for some years back in the early eighties. I finally got to where we were doing quite a bit of trading along with him buying most of the things I was making. One day I could not let the two strands continue to hang there for someone else to buy so we did a cash trade deal on the piece I was selling. I think this would have been around 1985.

These beads had been hanging in the store from the time Suzi and I had first met Keith and his brother in 1980 and from what I understand they had been there quite awhile before we saw them. If I remember correctly the lesser strand was priced about 135.00 and this large strand about 225.00.

The length of the strand 38 inches the largest bead on this strand is 31mm in diameter and 38mm long the smallest 9.8mm X 10.3 mm. We broke the smaller strand up when we moved into the new house so we could use some of the beads as curtain pulls, in doing this when ever we are upstairs we can view some very nicely ground chevrons.

All my best ......... Danny

P.S. Two of the beads are four layer!!

Alive and well! I'm always amazed at all the chevron variations. This 7 layer came from Willis Music's collection.

Any feedback appreciated.

-Matt

Chevrons are still my favs of all the beads I have collected.These are a few strands from the collection..
If any happen to catch your eye, please inquire. They are all available for purchase or trade.