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Beadmaking Basics

When I found Cindy Jenkins book Making Glass Beads back in 1998, I was immediately hooked on the idea of making glass beads. Id never seen handmade glass beads nor had I ever seen anyone make one. I was absolutely fascinated and I still am. Back then, the information was tough to find, but its much more popular now. I hope the following information will ease you into the fun world of making your own glass beads. Glass beadmaking is probably one of the easiest mediums to get started in when it comes to the tools and equipment you will need. Lets start by looking at the basic equipment Torch A good beginning torch is the Hot Head Torch which was made specifically for beadmaking. It burns hot and clean and runs off of a small MAPP gas tank (see description below). Work Surface Find an old table or desk.

Oct 06, 2010

Flameworking Basics #FacebookLive

We are lighting up the torch. Roy and Val are talking about flameworking basics. Review the tools and supplies needed to get started. Watch Val create a bead using both a hot head torch as well as a Carlisle Hellcat Table Top Torch.

Me, Myself, and My Torch

Well, hello there Carlise, my name is Cere. Its nice to meet you. As a flameworker, the most powerful tool at our disposal is the torch. From raw gas to burning flame, the torch provides the energy needed to take glass from solid state to molten magic. As someone that typically works with Borosillicate glass (32 or 33 COE), I tend to work towards the hotter parts of the flame, however, if you work with Moretti (104 COE), or soft glass, you may find the cooler areas beneficial to you. No matter what kind of glass you are melting in your torch, when properly familiar with the parts and type of the flame, you can bring your work to new levels. Q Oxidizing, Reducing and Neutral What kind of flame do I have, and what does that mean to me? A When being worked, many glass colors are sensitive

Jun 11, 2013

Hot Head Beadmaking Kit | Delphi Glass

The Hot Head Beadmaking kit provides all the tools necessary to get started in flameworking. WIth this kit you will be able make your own glass beads.

How to Create Blown Glass Ornaments | Delphi Glass

Learn how to create beautiful glass ornaments with Glaskolben pre-blown clear glass cylinders with blow pipe ends. Delphi Artist Val Oswalt-De Waard demonstrates how Glaskolben may be blown freehand into a ball using a Hot Head torch and MAPP gas, eliminating the time-consuming method of pulling points from glass tubes.