HAGER STUDIOS

Original Handmade Lampwork Glass Beads and Jewelry by
Susan Matych-Hager

 

 

 

 


How to Make a Small Spacer Bead

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I made a short video of me making a small spacer bead for Cheryl Tom of BeadQuest in Grand Rapids. Here are several slides extracted from the video that show how a simple spacer bead is made in the torch. You can be assured that each glass bead made at Hager Studios is made by the artist, one bead at a time.

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Making a small spacer bead
Heating the glass rod
Beginning to heat the mandrel while keeping the glass rod warm in the flame
Heating the glass rod and continuing to keep the mandrel warm in the flame
Laying the first wind of glass onto the mandrel
Continuing to wind the glass onto the mandrel
Finishing winding the glass onto the mandrel
Shaping the bead in the flame
Shaping the bead out of the heat using gravity
Heating the bead in the backflame
Completed spacer bead
Finished bead ready to be kiln annealed
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