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Lampworkers
vicki,
you might look at www.925balisilver.com they have pictures of the procedure/etc. That should give you inspiration... Mary (who is hosting a bulk buy right now from them) -- Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life. Drizzt Do'Urden (Exile - R.A. Salvatore) ================ MeijhanaDesigns - Unique Earrings and More! http://www.meijhanadesigns.com "vj" wrote in message ... 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? ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com ----------- It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis |
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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? ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com ----------- It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis |
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In article , vj
writes: I go out of my way to avoid glass from India, Turkey, and China. Those beads are usually not annealed and are very weak and prone to cracking and breakage. Just a note: at least some of the Chinese beads seem to be OK. I have a couple on an ID holder neckstrap-- they have been clanked together and against hard surfaces, as well as dropped on cement, ceramic tile and blacktop for over a year (maybe over 2 years...) and they are still intact. These are humungous (30+mm) sized round beads with "painted" type designs on them (look like Chinese brush paintings, but all done with glass). The smaller "sputnik"/"Warring States" type beads also seem to hold up pretty well, judging from unplanned bounce testing. Kaytee "Simplexities" on www.eclecticbeadery.com http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities |
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Thank you for an addition to the Links List.
http://925balisilver.com/index.php/html/main/how.html ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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This is very, very cool, and so professional, Vicki! Great stuff!
Remember to check in at Bead Notes for any info you might need to add....I'm not sure what's there myself...... ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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isn't there a way to put your blown bits in a case or cupboard, or
something? or restrict the cats to the non-work area? Or put a colander upside down over the beads? ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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i was trying to make a distinction between Western and
European. New World lampwork. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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why not? i like supporting "American Artists".
That counts out Australia, and people like Arondelle (Switzerland). ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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SPECIAL NOTE TO LAMPWORKERS:
i dearly love your work. i lust after it. i buy as much of it as i can. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE when you send me beads, send them with an invoice! and include your business card! YES YES YES. I need more than one business card, because I include that card with the jewelry (and sometimes I make more than one piece from the set). I want people to know what an *artist* I got these beads from! It adds so much to their enjoyment (and appreciation) of the jewelry. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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In article , vj
writes: i stick to American made cars, Really? Have you actually found an American car? My father has been... complaining... for years about the lack of American cars.... Even the ones with American brand names on them are filled with parts made elsewhere, and it's almost impossible to get American made replacement parts.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on www.eclecticbeadery.com http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities |
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