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)


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every division. That is life.
Drizzt Do'Urden (Exile - R.A. Salvatore)
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"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?


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@vicki [SnuggleWench]
(Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com
(Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com
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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

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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@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

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

Thank you for an addition to the Links List.

http://925balisilver.com/index.php/html/main/how.html


~~
Sooz
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"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

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

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

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

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

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
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"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

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