how to join fused glass pieces

[mandykerr]

Hello everyone,

I have made a series of dichroic glass pieces that I want to join together to make a cuff bracelet. Currently I have put them together by gluing ribbon to the backs, but I am wondering if there is another more substantial way to hold the pieces together.

Thanks in advance, Mandy

[Zeldazog]

I bought a bracelet blank a few years ago, I think there was a choice of styles, but it had a series of flat metal tabs between links to glue cabs onto.  I'd have thought ribbon would very soon flex off?

[Moira HFG]

You could drill holes with a diamond bit, and join them together with wire jump rings.

Or use glue-on bails, either bought or made from wire, and link them together with jump rings.

Or go round the pieces with stained-glass copper foil, wire and (lead-free) solder, like this:
Ceramic fragment by sleepychamaeleon, on Flickr

Or make a solid metal cuff from a strip of copper, and attach  them to that.

Do show us the result!

[mandykerr]

Oooh they are good ideas. i don't have a drill, but I like the copper band idea and the links.As soon as real life allows I will fix it and post pics. thank you