Here we
initially learned how to make glass beads, using a
stainless steel mandrel, upon which we dropped/let
flow melted glass from a glass rod, in a spiral
fashion so as to build up bead diameter while
leaving a center hole for stringing.
Safety, UV
protection glasses were worn and the above is a view
through a pair of such glasses. Most pictures were
taken without filter and you will easily discern the
difference.
A yellow
disk of molten glass has been formed on the mandrel
and now is being rotated so gravity smoothes it out
and we
practice
The crowd
gathers to choose colors and opaque or transparent
glass rods.
and we are
shown how to add colored dots, swirls, use tweezers,
moulds pendants and to make multicolored
"stringers" or swizzle sticks as the case may be.
