Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36546 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

A good all rounder for beginners
This book contains all the information you need as a beginner to set up a studio and safely work hot glass. There are step by step instructions on basic shaping round,square,cone,bicone,triangle and barrel as well as tabs lentils encasing pulling cane and stringer and a comprehensive chapter on murrini.
There is also a chapter on advanced shaping as well as inclusions like leaf and frit and other surface decorating techniques. I have been lampworking for a while and did feel that some of the instructions may not be explanatory enough for a complete beginner. Although I do like detailed step by step if I am teaching myself you may be fine with the basics.
A lovely series of galleries appear throughout the book highlighting the techniques taught in the previous chapters.I must point you in the direction of the 'flower bead'chapter, all you need to know to create a WOW bead. It is beautifully written with clear photographs, but if you own the Cindy Jenkins duo you may not find much new in this volume.

Very good info but expert machinery is needed
I did not realise that you would need so much equipment. For an amateur it tells you step by step how to make glass beads, but theres not much point buying it if you dont have acess to glass making machinery. For health and safety requirements you would probably need a spare room or garage if you planned on making a business from it.

The Complete Book Of Glass Beadmaking
What a beautiful book - it will make your mouth water! If anything will make you want to start beadmaking, this book will! Buy it now!