Lamp
work involves heating of glass canes to very high temperature. Due to the temperature
the glass glows and starts flowing, as a result it becomes easier to make animals,
flowers of the glass on the beads. Uses Lamp work glass bead are
used as jewelry and sometimes for decoration.
Making a lamp work glass
bead Each bead is worked over flame using the glass rods. A bead is made
by heating the rod over the flame onto a copper wire. Different rods are used
to create the patterns and colors. The size of the bead depends on the mould.
Once the decoration is complete, the beads are placed into chips of mica to allow
slow cooling so that they do not crack in the process. |