Synopses & Reviews
Basic skills and 22 projects from an expert Techniques for making a variety of shapes and sizes Full-color, step-by-step photos Guidelines for buying equipment and setting up a safe studio Projects include a dot bead, hollow eye bead, Christmas tree, and snowman New paperback edition of 978-0-8117-0376-5
Synopsis
Louise Mehaffey is a master with the torch, melting glass and wrapping it around a metal rod called a mandrel to create beautiful glass beads. In this book, she provides safe and easy techniques for making beads of all shapes and sizes, with tips on setting up a work space, buying the necessary tools and materials, and learning the basic skills. Helpful photographs demonstrate how to make various shapes, from round to rectangle, and add interesting effects, such as etching and gold leaf inclusions. Projects include a dot bead, hollow eye bead, Christmas tree and snowman.