Lampwork Bead Making

Stringers are thin piece of glass used to decorate lampwork beads as well as fused glass jewelry components.

Even if you don't make lampwork beads, you may buy them at some point, so it is helpful to know what to look for when determining the quality of a hand-crafted lampwork bead.

Learn about this important jewelry making technique that is essential for ensuring the inegrity of your lampwork beads, fused glass, wire, or metal jewelry.

Here is a little bit of information that discusses the use of a torch for making glass jewelry.

Learn the process for turning a normal lampwork bead into a Raku-style lampwork bead.

You'll find a number of lampwork related projects under Lapidary Journal's lampworking and bead making project list.