Czech Seed Beads
"For those of you using strung Czech seed beads, please note that we will be gradually offering the colours only in loose format. The manufacturer is having difficulties getting enough "stringers" for the beads. Who knew that they were strung by hand! The good news is that changing over to the loose format will require less human involvement and will mean that your costs won't increase very much, if at all. Prices are increasing but loose seed beads are less expensive than strung. If you like using strung seed beads, you could try using a bead spinner to save you time. "