Flippin' heck - another question from me about twisties!
I've seen loads and loads of beads with twisties made from silver glass, they look like worms/caterpillar bodies ( :D), and there doesn't appear to be any other coloured glass with them - how are these twisties formed?
I am not quite sure what you are referring to, but sometimes twisties are made with only 2 colours, and when one of them is the same as the base glass it can look as if there is only one colour. Hmm, I think that with silver glasses it is also common to make twisties with clear. don't know if this answers your question. Do you have a picture?
Sorry Julie, I should have put an example or two in. So, I've searched Etsy and found these, as examples of what I mean:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26056286 (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26056286)
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25795141 (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25795141)
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21733725 (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21733725)
I'm no expert Steph but I think this effect is made not with a twistie but by laying on a thick layer of colour and then indenting the glass when hot with a razor blade or knife edge to create a sort of corrugated effect, making dented lines in the bead, then you encase it being careful not to melt away the indents you have made.
Hope that makes sense!
Bev
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I agree with Bev, certainly the first bead looks like it has been done that way. I know some people lay on a thick stringer with silver glass, then cut it with scissors before reducing and encasing.
I agree to, Anouk uses this technique of putting creases into the bead. The first one is done by creasing the silver glass and then encasing with clear by spiralling around the bead but leaving a gap between the spirals. You then melt in slowly.
This tool is what you need for the effect in the first bead;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bead-Press-Texture-VVVVVVVV-Tool-7-long-Marver-ect_W0QQitemZ150351326537QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2301a32d49&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
Cool! I think money dictates I stick with the razor blade for a while longer, though :D
Would the metal marver thingy that comes in the Tuffnells starter kit not have a similar effect?
I confess, I've never actually turned mine over and used the ridged side, but it must be worth a go ;D
Hmm, I dunno, the back of the marver isn't very sharp... I did come accross a giant file type thing in a box of old tools that was being thrown out earlier though, I think that might just be perfect! ;D Will have to give it a go tomorrow...
Hubbie's home on leave this week and he wants to decorate, so doesn't look like I'll get chance to have a good go with your ideas this week. I will try when he goes back to work.
Thanks for your replies!
hide in your studio ...............
Quote from: Trudi (aka Kooks lady) on June 16, 2009, 10:57:05 AM
hide in your studio ...............
Hee hee - good idea!
Got a reprieve - yay! His mate is coming up tomorrow morning for a game of snooker - so I get to play in the morning!
The first two beads used the baleen technique (made famous by Michael Barley) - as mentioned in the posts above, it's achieved by cutting hot glass with clear on top with a razor blade and melt flat.
The third bead seems to be a twisty made with silver glass and clear. . . I believe Christina used Reichenbach 104 Silver Brown (she posted that bead in my SE5 on lampworketc forum).
Anouk's is the tornado technique developed by Margaret Zinser who had posted this on her website:
http://www.mzglass.com/twistytutorial.htm
Hope this helps.