Glass Bead Workshop: Building Skills, Exploring Techniques, Finding Inspiration | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeri L. Warhaftig
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 35489
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 160059123X
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.582
EAN: 9781600591235
ASIN: 160059123X
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Product Description
Glass beadmaking has exploded in popularity—and those artists who have successfully mastered the basics want more techniques to enhance their repertoire. Jeri Warhaftig, a respected and experienced teacher, offers intermediates her time-tested, workshop-based approach to expanding their beadmaking skills. In each superbly illustrated and illuminating chapter, she focuses on using current tools, new materials, and innovative methodology to produce a singular bead—with several variations for every one. The possibilities, from sandblasting to metal inclusions, are stupendous: Craft sculptural flower beads; create a lightweight, hollow seashell-shaped bead; and go for the “wow” factor with geode beads that enclose decorative elements within a layer of glass. Helpful tips are sprinkled throughout, and a gallery of additional work will inspire.
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 Resource List, and I totally agree with August 26, 2008
I think Hawleyclan wrote the review I would have written! I'll add 2 things...
I LOVE using the scrapbooking punches to put silver/gold/copper shapes in my glass beads and this book had some great tips on how to do it!
Since I saw another review about this book missing a resource list, this is wear I get my spiffy presses/tools/toys.
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The book is FANTASTIC!!
 Glass Bead Workshop August 15, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Glass Bead Workshop: Building Skills, Exploring Techniques, Finding Inspiration
This book was a great disappointment to me. The major failure is that it shows techniques that use special tools, but provides no list of sources. I have not been able to find a source for the Specialty Bead Press tools, so the whole sections on using those tools are worthless. Also, there are gaps in the instructions for the different techniques and a novice would not know how to make the beads from the pictures and instructions in the book. It has pretty good pictures, but not enough depth of detail. If this book is ever revised it could benefit from a list of sources for the different tools and special supplies that are demonstrated in the book.
Serious Instructions and Beautiful Eye Candy July 22, 2008
This is a great book for both technical instructions on how to accomplish a variety of techniques and dozens of beautiful pictures displaying how other skilled artists bring variations to the theme. The book is based around a variety of techniques that are useful for intermediate and advance lampwork bead artists to expand their repetoir. I have not seen any other book that collects as many diverse techniques in one place. The instructions are easy to follow and the explanation of the supplies and tools needed for each bead is straight-forward. Even if you don't want to make any particular bead, the numerous examples of other artists' creations will surely give any reader a creative burst.
Worthwhile! June 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Glass Bead Workshop by Jeri Warhaftig
Just when you thought you had aquired all the tools and goodies you would ever need again in your lampwork adventures (yeah... right... LOL) Jeri Warhaftig has authored a new lampworking book that is guaranteed to challenge you to see the world of lampwork in a new light.
This full color book is 144 pages packed with information! It dives headfirst into advanced techniques and concepts, just giving the faintest nod to basic info. Definitely a text designed with the more seasoned lampworker in mind, and it doesn't disappoint.
Advanced techniques are taught using step-by-step photos, thorough explanation, and very creative projects. Each project touches on a variety of materials, tools, and techniques which include: dichroic glass, copper and silver inclusions, enamels, cubic zirconia use, multi-stage bead assembly, fuming, etching, pressing, coldworking, hollow mandrels, disk forming, flower sculpting, vessels, and much more. The tips and appendices of the book condense a lot of great experience into an easy to access and utilize format.
Artist galleries that are included at the end of each chapter, full of inspiring examples of mixing the skills you learn with imagination and creating new, exciting pieces.
If you are looking for some fresh, new ideas and skills to spark your imagination and challenge you, this is the book for you. Tons of experience for the lampworker at the bargin price of $24.95!
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Great Step by Step June 9, 2008
This book is for the lampwork artist who is looking beyond dots and flowers. The step by step photo illustrations and helpful hints make this a wonderful tool for one seeking to add to their lampwork techniques. I learned about tools and uses of enamels and metals. Very informative. I would recommend this tome wholeheartedly.
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