GLASS BEADS Man has made glass beads for more than 2,000 years and has used them in many ways, from...
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GLASS BEADS • Man has made glass beads for more than 2,000 years and has used them in many ways, from decorations to currency. • Techniques of the glassmaking industry were trade secrets until the early 17th century. • A popular method of bead making produces "lamp worked" or "wound" beads, so- called because the glass rods were heated in the flame of an oil lamp and the molten glass was wound onto a rod.
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GLASS BEADS• Man has made glass beads for more than 2,000
years and has used them in many ways, from decorations to currency.
• Techniques of the glassmaking industry were trade secrets until the early 17th century.
• A popular method of bead making produces
"lamp worked" or "wound" beads, so-called because the glass rods were heated in the flame of an oil lamp and the molten glass was wound onto a rod.
Eleanore Macnish
• Born in Topeka, Kansas and recieved a BA in Anthropology from the University of Kansas.
• In 1996 I moved to the South Bay area of California and took a class in making glass beads. I was entranced by the movement and flow of the molten glass and the effects you could achieve.
• I took a weekend silversmithing class from my friend Kristin Deiner to figure out how to set a ring with a bead.
How we will make glass beads
• Dip mandrel in bead release and allow to dry• Heat up mandrel until glowing hot• Slowly heat up glass rod• Melt glass around mandrel to create a round,
symmetrical bead• (Roll both mandrel and rod the entire time to
ensure a symmetrical bead)
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