Susan Midlarsky of Aspiring Arts: Lampwork Bracelet

Demonstration of lampwork bead and chain mail (chainmaille) bracelet construction by artist Susan Midlarsky of Aspiring Arts.

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Howto & Style

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• Handcrafted
• jewelry
• Aspiring
• Arts
• Midlarsky
• chain
• lampwork
• bracelet

[kmperry1220]

Thank you for inspiring me to do something I have wanted to do for a long time!!!

Your bracelets and beads are beautiful.

Great Video!

[susanrm]

@kmperry1220 Thank you so much... it means a lot that you wrote this. Enjoy your hot glass!

[willardky]

Was wondering if you have to have a kiln when making glass beads or will the fiber blanket work? If anyine knows let me know.Thanks Loved the video

[susanrm]

Glad you liked the video! Please see the above comments. You do need a kiln to anneal them, but you can put them in fiber temporarily to let them cool slowly until you can get to a kiln.

[armymom718]

I am a newbie to lampwork and you gave me confidence! I like the dremel to clean out the hole...I've been reaming like crazy!

[susanrm]

I don't recommend it, actually - too much electricity near water. Now I use a flexible shaft tool that has no power near the water. But you can also use a battery-powered dremel that will make it safer.

[Refuge51]

Beautiful and very much in demand right now:)

[MaestroMike673]

Beautifully done! When I did lampworking I found that whenever I tried to encase the inside in clear glass, it got way too hot and the inner colors quickly diffused throughout the bead. You are a real pro :)

[susanrm]

Sheela, thanks. This very important indeed! So I don't mind that it's repeated, but if you read through the other comments, you'll see this was already addressed. :-)

[sheelea05]

Susan your bead and bracelet are beautiful!

I just want to say that by putting a lampwork bead into a fiber blanket you are just allowing the bead to cool down slowly to avoid shocking and cracking the bead. To allow a bead to be annealed it must be annealed in a kiln. This will ensure your glass is stable. Allowing for it to become more shock resistant as it is still glass.