| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A history of glass & glass beads -- [pt. 1]. Getting started -- Basic tools & supplies -- Specialized tools -- Setting up a work station -- Safety tips -- [pt. 2]. Making a basic bead -- Preparing mandrels -- Igniting the torch -- Forming a bead -- Extinguishing the torch -- Removing your bead from the mandrel -- Finishing touches -- [pt. 3]. Simple variations -- Shaping your beads -- Overwraps -- Multicolored beads -- Spots, dots & eyes -- Stripes & trails -- Pulling stringer -- Fun with stringer -- Raked patterns -- [pt. 4]. Taking the next step -- Mixing colors -- Ribbon cane -- Twisties -- Making your own filigrana & cased stringer -- Combing, feathering, side-shifting & furrowing -- Pinching, poking, snipping & plunging -- Adding metals -- Inclusions & surface treatments -- Commercial millefiori -- [pt. 5]. Advanced techniques -- Making your own millefiori -- Cased beads -- Dichroic glass -- Sculpted beads -- Hollow beads -- Buttons -- Marbles -- Core vessels -- Appendix A : Jewelry-making basics -- Appendix B : The nature of glass -- Appendix C : Troubleshooting -- Contributing artists -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Subject |
Glass blowing and working.
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Glass beads.
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| ISBN |
1579906338 paperback $14.95 |
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9781579906337 paperback |
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1887374167 cased |
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9781887374163 cased |
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