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Making Glass Beads [Hardcover]

Cindy Jenkins (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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Beads have become so popular that entire shops are now devoted to selling beads and bead accessories. However, it is possible to make colorful beads of one's own from craft materials. Casey's beads are often humorous items made from glued strips of cloth, yarn, or paper and finished off with clear nail polish. Resembling polymer clay beads, they can be made in fantastic shapes and colors. The projects have detailed, step-by-step instructions with large enough illustrations to be used for children's as well as adult crafts. Jenkins's beads are little glass gems made using standard glassworking supplies and equipment such as a kiln and propane torch. She gives step-by-step instructions for plain glass, millefiori (thousand flowers), sculpted beads, and others. Photographs of museum-quality beads by other artists are interspersed throughout and provide an eye-opening look at the bead as art. Both books are welcome additions to craft collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This volume shows crafters how to make glass beads, using a small, portable torch, some purchased glass rods, and a few household tools. It also includes dozens of techniques for decorating the beads and easy directions for assembling the beads into earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and pins.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Making Glass Beads' - Essential, Dec 27 2003
This review is from: Making Glass Beads (Hardcover)
This book is an excellent how-to for making beads. The book has the right amount of information, is easy to understand, and has wonderful pictures that depict what the step-by-step instructions are telling you. Not only that, but each page has five or so images of work by other well known beadmakers. Anyway, author Cindy Jenkins covers most beadmaking techniques, from stringer to frit, from hollow to sculpted beads, from tools to torches. 'Making Glass Beads' is essential for beginners and an excellent reference for pros.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, April 26 2004
This review is from: Making Glass Beads (Hardcover)
As someone new to bead making, I read this book first and it clearly explains the tools and processes. After reading it, I was able to tackle this new skill with ease. It also features beautiful design illustrations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great first Book!, Feb 8 2004
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This review is from: Making Glass Beads (Hardcover)
Very nice book with lots of information and good pictures. Very well organized book that goes into detail on making glass beads.To me this is the only book you need to get started in Lampworking. I especially enjoyed in each chapter the pictures of other artists beads as Cindy described how to make that type of bead. Certianly a book that I will refer to many times! Thanks for a great book Cindy!.....
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