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Yesterday I spent 8 hours at a bead workshop learning the rudiments of lampwork. Way too much fun! Much harder than you'd think if you haven't tried. We learned to make nice round beads, "stringers" (long thin pieces of glass for decorating the basic beads), and dots on beads. Then how to combine to make triangle patterns. We could play with fire and glass as much as we liked. My efforts would not rate a 2nd glance, but now I understand something of the process, which was my reason for doing it. I can now see exactly why a single glass bead might cost many $ -fancier ones may take a couple of hours to make. But not to worry, lampwork will definitely not replace patchwork as my main obsession! Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner
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ohhh what fun!

got any pics of your results - just so we can see how well a rank beginner can do at this?

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Jessamy

It is wonderfull work, in my time I made tiffanylamps for my customers and I had a try at bead making, it's addictive to play with the colors and the hope it will come out as you want and if it don't its most of the times even better:)

I miss working with glass, tiffany is like quilting........to hold a piece of beautifull handcrafted glass to the light and search for that piece that will make your design come to life......

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Granny Waetherwax

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Sounds like a lot of fun! In the next town over there is a young woman jeweler who works in the shop window. Sometimes you can see her work with her torch! It might possibly intimidate the customers. ;o)

Emilia

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mini Mini

this reminds me of the glass animal maker in Brighton (UK) when I was young there was a glass animal maker near the station who would sit in the window and make the most delightful animals from glass - sets of 5 octopi ranging from 1 cm to 5 cm the smallest one fitting under the biggest a 3 cm cat with a to scale mouse - he once made me a new mouse for free when he heard that my mouse had disappeared - on the spot! while I stood in the street on the other side of the glass watching him make it

then we would walk further down the street and raid Laura Ashley for fabrics :-)

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Jessamy

Hmm ... I might take a photo of Some of them ;-) I found it very hard to concentrate after lunch. The morning beads were OK, but the afternoon beads were pretty-colored slag! Roberta in D, gotta know your limits

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Roberta Zollner

good :-)

well it *was* your first day ;-)

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Jessamy

LOL! The 1st hour or so included a rundown on safety measures: don't touch the oxygen valve without instructor's permission, make sure you are well-covered in non-floppy cotton fabric with hair tied back, etc. After we were suitably terrified, they spent some more time telling us how nothing could possibly go wrong if we just followed directions! And you know what? Nobody caught fire! Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

I can remember in Summer Camp making those Indian Rings with the beads and wire. I would love to bead but it the clasps is what scares me. Pami

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pami

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