Basic Flameworking Skills - Loop Stitches

Loop stitches aka spun glass or lace work. Not many are doing this kind of work anymore and it is becoming a dying art form. Even though it is old school it still has a lot of potential. I would love to see more people pick it up. My daughter helped me record this so we could get a better camera angle.

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[finefollyglassworks]

Would you please make another video showing how to detach the punty-rod from the lace work and attach a smaller rod or a different colored rod to it? Anything else you think useful would be wonderful too.

[TimiaGlass]

@finefollyglassworks I will but it will be awhile as it is too cold out. But, since I am using boro COE 33 the temporary attachments are just cold seals. A tap of the rod will break the seal. I think I show cold seals on one or two of my videos. Remind me in a month if you still want another video.

[cubcadetbob]

Nice video, I like the camera angle on this one. It would be cool if you added a diddy filter for the flare.

The videos are great.

[TimiaGlass]

Thanks! I am using a didymium filter on the camera. It's the lens out of an old pair of glasses. :-)

[finefollyglassworks]

Wonderful intro to this lost artform. I'm grateful to see it. I can imagine a lot of applications, Stands for small sculpture being one.

[Network420dotcom]

amazing control

[ornametalsmith]

Wow......you and Joe make this look so easy. I'm inspired to TRY it again LOL.

Really liked the camera work on this one. BRAVO.

[acroduster]

your right its a dying art form, I am glad to see you and Joe keeping it alive!-) great video and congrats to your daughter for excellent camera work!-)

[TimiaGlass]

I would like to see some of those defusers. Make a video :-) That could turn out to be a great item to make around here.

[catman72]

i understand why it went "out of favour" as you say,

because as an artistic medium it was abused for years,

the result were as kitsch as the crochet it was named after...

but its great as a texture, and thrilling as

a light defuser, and that's way i need to master it.

2 glassblowers i know here brough some

spun-glass expert workers from Romania

to their studios, they make ALL the spun-glass light defusers in Israel. its insane!