Hmmm.

Lampwork beads are made by melting glass and winding it around a metal rod
(called a mandrel). Decorations are then applied using this rods of glass
(called stringer), and painting it on. It's called lampworking, because way
back in olden times, they used to use oil lamps to melt the glass. Handmade
artist beads are crafted all over the world these days - The U.S., Canada,
Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Germany.

Do you want a more detail explanation - or will that work? I am certainly
not a writer, so if anyone wants to attempt a better explanation, please
feel free.
--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

i'd like to put an explanation of just what lampwork IS in my flyers
and on my website, so people know what they are buying. but i am
totally unqualified at writing such a thing.

i "stole" some of marjean's and faith's information about Czech
lampwork from an earlier thread. i'll be happy to attribute it if
either of you will let me know how you want it done!

i'd like explanations about Bali silver, American lampwork, Hill Tribe
Silver, and such. the more i can educate people, the better off we
all will be - and it's information i want to include for people when
they buy a piece - so they understand what they have purchased, how to
care for it, etc.

anyone?


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