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- From The Bead Maker's Perspective: In this inaugural video we examine in detail the glass bead making process; Tips on lighting the torch, holding the mandrel, introducing the glass rod to the flame, the transfer of glass from the rod to the mandrel and making consistent #DonutBeads.
The goal of this FREE video series is to simulate a one-on-one glass bead making lesson. Step-by-step instruction - Great for beginning #LampWorkers!
0:00 Intro
3:26 Lesson Begins: Basics Concerning Using The Torch
6:20 Oxygen Generator & Lighting The Torch
9:52 Setting The Gas/Propane Mix
10:54 Holding The Mandrel
12:12 Warming The Bead Release
15:00 Keeping The Glass Warm To Prevent Shocking
16:05 Introducing The Glass Rod To The Flame
18:53 Building A Gather Of Glass
19:14 Holding The Glass Rod
20:05 Transferring The Glass
22:58 Laying The Glass Thread from Left To Right To Left
24:11 Melting The Bead Down
26:02 The Chanel Order And How It Impacted My Process
28:26 Working In Harmony With The Melt Process
31:10 A Look At The Melt Process From The Side
35:58 Putting Your Bead Into The Insulating Material
39:23 Annealing Your Beads To Alleviate Stress
FUNDRAISER: Help Tim LIVE With Stage 4 Cancer.
This video was filmed before I was told that I had stage 4 throat cancer. Now, as I update this video text I am in an alternative care center in Germany.
I am unable to speak properly because of the tumor on my tongue and have lost more than 80 pounds (36 kilo). But we still have hope and YOU can help. Please consider donating to our cancer fund. Link below:
GoFundMe Campaign Link:
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Another Way To Help: We invite you to visit our online shop. If what we do is of interest to you, your purchase is equally helpful, as is sharing our website link with family and friends.
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#TimLivingWithCancer
Tim James is a glass bead maker and instructor. He lives in Tuscany, Italy with his jewelry designer wife Lily. He has been working with glass since 2002 and teaching glass bead making since 2005. His client list includes Chanel, Ferragamo and Escada as well as thousands of independent designers.
#lampworktutorial #BalancedBeads #EvenBeads #lampworking #CenteredBeads #BagelBeads #beadedjewelry #BeginnerBeadMaking #HowToMakeGlassBeads
This is an awesome tutorial!!
This is literally the best beginner tutorial that I have watched!!!! Thank you so much for making it! I will be watching your other tutorials. I learned so much watching this video. I am going to be so sad if you have stopped making videos!!! Nobody makes videos like this!!! Thanks again! This newbie loved learning from your video!!!
I have been bead making since 2002.
This is the best tutorial I have ever seen! Yeah, the best!
Thanks!
Wow this is the best beginners tutorial I've watched. I've been watching glass videos for months and none of them have explained everything from the torch and the oxygen and propane like you have, I understand it now. And also the way you have explained applying the glass to the mandrel makes way more sense to me now. I wish I had found your videos early. Thankyou so so much for sharing.
You are very welcome - Enjoy!!
Love the detail you provide! Looking forward to the hollow bead video!
Thanks, Sari! I'm really enjoying the creative process; "virtual" teaching, video editing, problem solving... It keeps me on my toes!
Fantastic!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing these great videos, packed with tons of invaluable tips. No doubt I'll try your technique this weekend. I wish all the very best to you and your channel 👏👏👏
Thank you for your nice note and comments. I really appreciate when people take the time to leave a message. It pleases me to no end that maybe my little videos can be of assistance to others. Good luck with the techniques - Have fun and let me know how it goes!
Please, don't be so shy, your videos are really a treasure even for people who are not completely new to lampwork but have wasted some pounds (or kgs 😊)'of glass and still need to brush up some basic skills or want to expand their potential. 40 minutes of a video of a base bead (hours for setup, recording, making video, thinking how it will be seen and understood) means a huge investment of time and efforts. I have just one question - when you weave glass in the "thread mode" do you care about possible air pockets between the threads? Or slow heating allows the air leave the narrow spaces without being trapped inside?
@@ekaterinaabramova4139 Hello again! You are exactly right that the heat process itself, heating from the exterior in towards the core, usually resolves the trapped air bubble issue. In fact I mention it in my newest Video Tutorial "Fun & Easy 5-Bead Set - Squishing, Avoiding Air Bubbles". If you copy and paste the following url into your browser it will take you right there.
czcams.com/video/8c6VMU4kAEw/video.html Thanks for your note!
@@fromthebeadmaker Thank you, Tim!
Great teaching style, lots of tips. New sub. Look forward to watching more of your videos. It takes time to build a channel but the larger it gets the faster it grows. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge.
Thank you for your nice note!
I think your video is very well done. It is basic but I have not been torching very long and am also self teaching; so I do like the basic tips and will try some of the recommendations that you showed. Will be following you and hope you continue with the tutorials.
I'm so glad that you found some helpful tips! Let me know how it goes for you and YES I'll continue making more videos :)
This is the detailed version of what is basically Day 1 of a 1-on-1 glass bead making course. If you'd like a more condensed version, please visit czcams.com/video/Kf0piYwZTl8/video.html
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FUNDRAISER: Help Tim LIVE With Stage 4 Cancer.
Tim and Lily are American artisans who live in Italy. Feeling poorly for quite some time, Tim went to see the doctor; after more than a year of symptomatic illness and clinical tests, they were informed that he had stage 4 throat cancer. YOU can help!! GoFundMe Campaign Link:
gofund.me/dce9e591
Another Way To Help: We invite you to visit our online shop. If what we do is of interest to you, your purchase is equally helpful, as is sharing our website link with family and friends.
BijouArteDesigns.com
#TimLivingWithCancer
I want to get started with 104 soft glass. And I have no clue where to get glass. Every place I've found and looked. Clear was always sold out and my plans involve clear 😅 any tips for glass suppliers
I am so excited about this! The way you are teaching is incredibly on point for how my brain works. This perspective and detail is invaluable.
I’m going to be working my way through your videos. I’ve been searching for a medium that not only is an outlet for my creativity, but feeds the nuances of rigidity my body and mind craves.
I’m delighted. Thank you for sharing!
This is fantastic! Thank you for showing your technique you developed. So by annealing the bead in the torch you do not need to put it in a kiln? What is your insulating material in the bowl? Vermiculite? I have used that. Do you have any videos on how you clean the bead?
Ok I see you do put them on the kiln. At what temperature and how long do you put them in kiln?
Ok, I should have watch your video all the way through. Do you clean your beads before you put them into the kiln or after?
Waw... how can I contact you sir