Jan 17, 2013 3 Ways To Wear Old African Trade Beads Singles I find that most African trade beads usually have large enough holes, to thread a gold chain, silver chain, or slim leather string through it. So if like me you are not great at beading or just want to show off that single rare bead in your collection, then check out these examples below. For African Trade Beads Singles in our shop >www.goodoldbeads.com/collections/african-trade-beads Thanks for visiting goodldbeads, Cheers, Bridget.