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Tag: beads

Copper-Sulfur Reaction

Ivory glass has sulfur in it, and turquoise and some green glasses have copper. When the two are used together, as in this set of beads, a black line will develop between the two colors, and the edges of dots or lines may fray a little, giving the beads an antique look. These beads have [...]

Lampwork, Nothing But Lampwork

To the tune of the Star Wars theme. I’ve been busy. Spacers, striped spacers (practicing stringer control), and various ill-advised efforts at fanciness. All in Effetre from my practice glass stash. Nothing is annealed yet because the kiln is at my parent’s house, and we still have to figure out how to use it. For [...]