Playa Tortuga Lampwork Bead Tutorial

Description

I have been making and selling these beads I call the “Tortuga” style for a while now, and they’re quite fun to make. This is an 18 page PDF tutorial with 34 detailed color photographs (25 of which are step-by-step photos) and a few graphical illustrations.

There are no real new techniques here, just a collection of different tips and tricks that should help you create this design and improve your bead making. The tutorial explains how to make eight different variations on this theme, and also explains how to diagnose and recover from five common mistakes you are likely to make with this bead. I have made loads of these beads and know where the problems are likely to arise.

Specifically, you will learn how to make a large lentil bead using a press. You will learn how to twist a part of your design to create a swirled effect. You will learn how to use either a rake tool or a stringer to drag the stripes on the top part of the bead toward the bottom of the bead. You will learn how to get a metallic sheen out of silvered glass.

It is intended for the intermediate glass bead artist who is able to control a large amount of glass on a mandrel, and who is able to pull stringers and make a basic bead. It's possible to make this bead on a Hot Head, but experience with making large beads using this torch is recommended first.

The techniques and design explained in this tutorial can be adapted for smaller beads, beads of different shapes, and variations on the style shown.

Once purchased this tutorial will be emailed to you as soon as possible, usually within 12 hours but occasionally (e.g. on weekends or holidays)within 24-48 hours. Please provide the address to which it should be emailed when you check out of Etsy. There are no shipping fees for this tutorial, and *all sales are final* (no returns or refunds on this item).

You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read and print this tutorial, and it is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html?promoid=BUIGO.

Added on Nov 07, 2009

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