Hi Jeannie. I just started making beads a few weeks ago. I liked your video. Thanks for the information.
@jakkibee1
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeannie I am thinking of starting this kind of glass ,I have been watching your great videos explaining how to do this but then I heard you say you where going to put the bead in the kiln ,newbie that I am do you have to have a kiln if so what dose that do to the bead ,hope this makes sense and sorry it’s a beginners question but love the look of what you do ,I was going to do glass fussing but love the way you can play with the glass in this glass work ,also can you tell me what kiln to get to please ,a big ask ,thank you jakki
@jeannie291
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Jakki. If you can find my other videos (there's 2 of them) on starting your own glass studio, you will see my kiln. There are lots of kilns out there. I have a Paragon Bluebird kiln and also a Glass Hive kiln. For making beads, you only need a kiln that will get hot enough to anneal them (950 degrees). You really need to anneal the glass after manipulating it so that all the atoms in it will settle and align and be as strong as it possibly can be. If you do not anneal, there is a much higher chance that your beads or glass will break, either right away or it could be months down the line. For practice, tho (and definitely NOT selling), you can put your beads/glass into a metal container with vermiculite or annealing bubbles, which helps slow down the cooling process - - it doesn't anneal them, but it can help to keep everything from cracking, even if some still will.
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