beads

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Friday, September 15, 2006

Hollow Lampwork Beads


Its really fun to make hollow beads. There are many tutorials on the web detailing the methods used by various bead makers. I like to make them the Smircich way. It is showcased in his Volume One DVD, Smircich Makes Beads! To make the hollow focal, I build up 2 parallel discs about 5/8" apart. Then the discs are joined, shaped, accented with raku reduction frit, and voila, a new line of hollow bead sets is born.