Examine Your Lampwork Beads
Wednesday October 8, 2008
Lampwork beads (such as the one pictured crafted by glass artist, DD Hess) are wonderful components to include in your jewelry designs, and there are some amazingly talented glass artists out there these days. Even if you don't make glass beads yourself, though, it can be very helpful to know what to look for when you decided to purchase them.This is one reason I suggest learning about as many techniques as possible, even if you don't necessarily have the time or inclination to master them all. If nothing else, the knowledge will make you appreciate the work of someone else and help you determine if you are purchasing quality materials. On that note, I put together a short list of tips to think about when purchasing lampwork beads: Lampwork Bead Quality Tips.
Comments
I bought some lampwork beads at a bead show. By the time I got them home many were broken. It’s not that they were banged around, I was very careful because they were glass. They seem to just split into pieces. How can we tell by looking at the beads at a show whether they are good quality or not?
Your bead pictured is beautiful! My daughter wants to start making bracelets and necklaces. I am going to send her to your site. I am glad I found you. For some fun halloween pendants out of glass you can visit
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Hi Carrie - If you follow the link to the article in the blog post, I have a number of tips for determining quality beads. Your sound like they were not annealed properly.
Hi Glass Girl - Thanks for passing my site on to your daughter!
I looked at your website and you have some interesting work there.
I really like your all works.