Latticcino for Glass Beads
by Kate Drew-Wilkinson
Intermediate project. Editor's
note: Kate Drew-Wilkinson is featured on page 38 of the December 2000 LJ;
see “Sense of Drama.”
 Some
of you may have seen my tide pool beads made with Spectrum flat glass remnants.
The beads are layered with many kinds of latticcino - essentially, rods of different
colors of glass twisted together - and canes that I prepared in advance (all shown
above). The beads were inspired by a journey that I took down the coast of California,
and I have been developing the sea creatures and seaweed to make them come alive
ever since.
Whenever you intend to use canes for the
decoration of your beads, be certain you have prepared more than you think you
will need. I have little steel dishes full of a variety of colors and shapes of
cut latticcino to make my simple bubble flowers and shells.
Buy this project as an instant reprint Details
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Price: $4.00
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- Safety glasses
- Torch and related equipment
- Several clear glass punties (handles)
- Pliers or sturdy tweezers
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- Many stringers, at least 3 different colors (white, black, and clear)
- Very light, thin, flat, transparent glass (optional)
- Dichroic glass (optional)
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on supplies, please see the Annual Buyers'
Directory.
Always ask for the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for any materials you buy,
which will give you reactivity, health hazard, and safe handling data. |
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Check out Kate Drew-Wilkinson's work at www.personal.riverusers.com/~beads
or through eBay at www.ebay.com (search for
KD-W). Her newest video is entitled Making Beads with Stained Glass Remnants.
She can be reached via e-mail at beads@theriver.com.
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