Lampwork Glass Beads

Lamp work involves heating of glass canes to very high temperature. Due to the temperature the glass glows and starts flowing, as a result it becomes easier to make animals, flowers of the glass on the beads.

Making a lamp work glass bead
Each bead is worked over flame using the glass rods. A bead is made by heating the rod over the flame onto a copper wire. Different rods are used to create the patterns and colors. The size of the bead depends on the mould. Once the decoration is complete, the beads are placed into chips of mica to allow slow cooling so that they do not crack in the process.

Uses
Lamp work glass bead are used as jewelry and sometimes for decoration.