Big Fancy Bead Tutorial This 11 page tutorial covers everything you need to know to make a bead with popping raku twisties and silver. You will learn how to use a large lentil press to get beads with nice puckered end, how to know how much glass to use in your press, how to make a raku twisted cane (twisty), how to make a silvered stringer that bursts with silver sparkle. It is for the intermediate glass bead artist who can control a large amount of glass on a mandrel, and who can make a basic bead.
Playa Tortuga Bead Tutorial This 18 page intermediate level PDF tutorial with 34 detailed color images explains how to make this bead and 8 variations, and how to diagnose and fix 5 common mistakes you are likely to make with this bead. You will learn 1) how to make a large lentil bead using a press, 2) how to twist a part of your design to create a swirled effect, 3) how to use either a rake tool or a stringer to drag stripes to create a feathered effect, and 4) how to get a metallic sheen out of silvered glass.
A clear, fun to read tutorial full of ideas, guidance and lots of tips on what to do with all your scrap polymer clay. Anyone from beginner to intermediate can easily understand this tutorial....
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